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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I get your point but there is a middle ground. You can apply critical thought to the selection of authorities you can trust. You wouldn't trust an auto mechanic to tell you if your mole was cancerous even though you do trust them with your transmission, right? We need to teach people to recognize areas of expertise a person might have and reject opinions outside that area.

[–] anindefinitearticle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I'd still want the auto mechanic to tell me what's wrong with the transmission and how they diagnosed it. It's true that I'd expect them to know what tests to run for the diagnosis due to their experience/training, but I still want to know what they discovered and how in order to better understand what's going on with the vehicle and whether they are giving me a fair price for the repair.