I have therefore given it much thought. Skeptics often receive an undeserved bad name when sometimes all they are doing is warn us not to get carried away.
Skepticism comes in many forms.
In its unpolished state, we see it as insults, or even as an attempt to undermine whatever we are trying to put forth. Skeptics who are also allies may use encouragement as an introduction of warning, or they may curse the heck out of you just to be sure you don't fall into the pit they feel is there. While they are in that tempestuous mode they will keep your attention long enough to forestall your falling victim of whatever they were warning you about. But on finding out they are wrong, such skeptics will not delay acknowledgement of their mistakes. That's how trust is built.