A lay person with interests in paleontology, climatology, societies, development and trends of modern civilization. As skeptic, I don't accept scientific conclusions unless I consider them well thought out and consistent with broader observations. As a skeptical skeptic, I find most skeptics are just deniers. My skeptical analysis for instance has made me conclude that climatologists are UNDERstating the climate prognosis. Their thinking seems to be rife with simplifying assumptions that tend to lead to understatement. The naturally conservative approach of scienctists also lends to this effect, especially when making climate forecasts. And so, I became the skeptical skeptic.