Generally I try not to be overskeptical,
if I don't understand the science involved in a particular issue then I've got no good grounds to refute it. At risk of "appeal to authority" I'll defer to those who do understand it. It's the lay people who don't understand it but nevertheless try to pick holes in the evidence that wind me up the most, especially when it's quite obvious what their motives are. My dad is one of these people, he'll parrot the criticisms he's read online somewhere, but it's obvious generally that his main concern is his "way of life" which he perceives to be under threat. Which of course it is!
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 20:51, Reply)