I am skeptical of many absolutes. Specifically when they become politically charged. I used to stand behind climate change much more before it became such a hot political topic.<p>My trust in scientific findings and reports is not blind trust. Studies are often funded by people or governments with special interests. The ethics of university researchers is not as great as I would hope. The first time I can remember a big scandal such as that is the aftermath of the financial crisis in the US back in 09. I&#x27;ve worked under professors in academia and experienced first hand how data is presented and funding is acquired, and it was not always done with absolute truth and honesty.<p>Take a look at the front page here. It&#x27;s a story about CMU academics taking funding to do something very unethical.<p>I&#x27;m not denying that we are the direct cause of Earth warming up or anything, but I am willing to listen to both sides make their case, and I will remain silent while I listen and develop my own opinion.<p>Also,<p>&gt;We geeks have rational, logical minds.<p>I see lots of irrational, illogical comments and threads on here and other places. It&#x27;s interesting to bunch everyone together and say we&#x27;re perfect.