> Likewise, sincere inquiry can proceed along lines like 'I don't understand [phenomenon], can you explain as I were in [grade/ college/ graduate school]' and a

> Likewise, sincere inquiry can proceed along lines like 'I don't understand [phenomenon], can you explain as I were in [grade/ college/ graduate school]' and a similar baseline level of respect for others' time and knowledge in assisting. Sincere inquiry is fantastic, but "skeptics" pretty much always phrase there objections as inquiry, 90% of the time you hear something like "how do we know it's caused by the sun?" it's a leading question from a "skeptic" firmly in the denialist camp, online it will often be by paid astro turfers (which I suspect the only other reply to you is at the time of writing this, a new account created to comment on climate change). This ruins the discussion for any sincere skeptics.