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denyskeptic

The skeptic applies doubt to everything, including especially oneself. Denialists apply doubt only to reaffirm their committed selves.

Denial of climate change, like denial of evolution, is heavily concentrated within the United States, and therein heavily concentrated among those aligned with or influenced by a particular political faction.

Do not honor denialists by calling them skeptics. I'd feel reluctant applying the word skeptic to lots of people, including myself.
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