چکیده (انگلیسی):

When the scientific method yields discoveries that imperil people’s lifestyle or worldviews or impinge on corporate vested
interests, the public and political response can be anything but favorable. Sometimes the response slides into overt denial of
scientific facts, although this denial is often claimed to involve “skepticism”. We outline the distinction between true skepticism
and denial with several case studies. We propose some guidelines to enable researchers to differentiate legitimate critical
engagement from bad-faith harassment, and to enable members of the public to pursue their skeptical engagement and critique
without such engagement being mistaken for harassment.