This weekend, in a bar called Grumpy’s, I listened as two professors from Berkeley discussed with great passion the inevitable consequences of ignoring climate change. When I was invited to share my opinion, I shrugged and said, ‘Beats me, fellas. Last week the smartest people on the planet thought there were 100 billion galaxies in the universe. They were off by a couple trillion. I’m not really sure what’s in store for planet earth. I was surprised by their response. One frowned real hard, and stared into his beer. The other asked if I was some kind of ‘Climate Denier ’Not at all,’ I said. ‘Any fool can see there’s a climate. ’You know what I mean,’ he said. ‘Are you skeptical of the fact than man is destroying the planet by heating it up to an unnatural degree? ’I’m skeptical of most things,’ I said. ‘But who cares what I think? I’m just a narrator. You guys are the actual scientists, right? ’We are,’ said the one staring at his beer ’Well then, tell me this. Isn’t skepticism at the very heart of scientific inquiry? ’It is. ’Then how come people who question the claims around global warming are called Deniers? ’Because Global Warming is real, and man is causing it. And our planet is in terrible trouble. Then the other one chimed in with this. ‘Right now, this planet is one of the worst places to be in the universe. I nodded. ‘I’m sure you’re right,’ I said. ‘But if it turns out you’re not, and you need someone to walk it back for you – give me a call. I’m in the booth all the time.'