> Hence, if any authority, 'scientific' or otherwise, asserts their authority instead of providing individually verifiable evidence of its claims, then we can s

> Hence, if any authority, 'scientific' or otherwise, asserts their authority instead of providing individually verifiable evidence of its claims, then we can say they are being unscientific, regardless of title. Indeed, the motto of the Royal Society is "Take nobody's word for it". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba