From the comments: "Anyone who seriously makes the claim that 'science is best left to the experts' fails to understand science (and the true nature of expertise, which must be demonstrated, not merely claimed)."
Aquinas couldn't have put it better. It isn't just that scientists can be wrong. It is rather that scientific consensuses have been, and quite often. Most of the scientists who signed the IPCC's famed petition years ago had no expertise regarding climate. Your doctor is a scientist, but he may know less about climate science than you do. And one does not need to be a specialist to spot specious arguments, weak correlations, etc.
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