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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
There is also a tendency to see human thought and reasoning as somehow inferior if the person doesn't belong to this fraternity.
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Human reasoning and thought
is inferior on certain subjects. Some people are experts, some aren't. Some people went to school for 7 or 8 years and learned about something, some people have a subscription to the Western Standard and a layman's opinion of an extremely complicated subject.
Whose opinion is more valuable? Whose voice is superior?
Forget climate science. What about something else? Maybe airplane buildin'.
You've got two guys. One of them has a PhD in aeronautical engineering from MIT. The other guy has a high school diploma, an internet connection and a loud voice. They both design an airplane. Which one would you fly in?
Or medicine: you've got a polyp on your duodenum and you need some help. Would you go see the guy who got his MD from the UofA, or the radio host who has a communications degree from Carleton?
Some people are experts, others aren't. Human reasoning and thought doesn't change that.