Yes, and when 97% of them accept the hypothesis it means more than if 0.1% reject it.
And you haven't a clue how the vast majority of scientists are paid. It is not dependent on how scared they make everyone. Besides, if a scientist could disprove it they would have gobs of money thrown at them and they would be famous. There aren't any.
Tosser, how many times does it have to be explained to you? Hypothesis testing has NOTHING to do with consensus. This faux consensus argument has no legs to stand on. There is not even a consensus on what the actual consensus is supposed to be.
Here is a consensus for you. 97% of climate 'scientists' claim that they want their funding levels increased.