Maggie's Farm

Thanks Ken,
I don't have a degree in Physics, though it was my major the first two years of college.

But I tend to point out to young people today that skepticism is the first sign of a good scientific mind. Accepting a theory as fact without any support isn't scientific at all, and accepting a theory as fact based on a computer model is worse.

That said, common sense will usually give you a good answer to solve the skeptical response. If I throw a pebble in pond, did the water level rise?
Most people observing the pond's edges would say no. But that, of course, cannot be true. The pebble's entry definitely displaced water, causing it to rise whether we can see it or measure it meaningfully. It does not pay to be skeptical when you apply common sense. The water did rise, but we just don't know how much. We could model it, if we had the data, and then we'd probably have a good idea.

But generally speaking, I'll opt for the skeptic every day.