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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9680053" data-attributes="member: 23751">It makes relying on the expert solely on his word and no other evidence a fallacy.&nbsp; The expert's word does not mean that the expert is correct.I'll provide a non-political counter example.&nbsp; Every single year for the last 20+ years, there have been many articles about scientists(experts) finding something new that throws off everything they knew about something or other. &nbsp;I never, ever take what a scientist says as truth.&nbsp; I look at what he is saying and showing vs. what other scientists who disagree are saying and showing, and then I still won't believe it as hard truth, but I will lean one way or the other based on my independent research into all sides of it.I love many sciences and read many articles and papers on them, but they can't be believed just because they are authorities.&nbsp; Experts are very often wrong.&nbsp; Just look at the dueling experts in almost every trial that happens.&nbsp; They testify to opposing interpretations of what happened or what something means.&nbsp; Either one of them is wrong or both are wrong.&nbsp; Both cannot be right.&nbsp; That's a pretty high failure rate for authorities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9680053, member: 23751"] It makes relying on the expert solely on his word and no other evidence a fallacy. The expert's word does not mean that the expert is correct. I'll provide a non-political counter example. Every single year for the last 20+ years, there have been many articles about scientists(experts) finding something new that throws off everything they knew about something or other. I never, ever take what a scientist says as truth. I look at what he is saying and showing vs. what other scientists who disagree are saying and showing, and then I still won't believe it as hard truth, but I will lean one way or the other based on my independent research into all sides of it. I love many sciences and read many articles and papers on them, but they can't be believed just because they are authorities. Experts are very often wrong. Just look at the dueling experts in almost every trial that happens. They testify to opposing interpretations of what happened or what something means. Either one of them is wrong or both are wrong. Both cannot be right. That's a pretty high failure rate for authorities. [/QUOTE]

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