I guess as my name suggests I am a very sceptical person. Certainly when it comes to ideas and notions that defy logic and reason. Can't remember who said it but 'extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence'!!
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true - Carl Sagan