> [...] excuses to avoid evaluating the argument on merits, maybe you should rethink what you're doing. I think his argument still holds: experts having made m

> [...] excuses to avoid evaluating the argument on merits, maybe you should rethink what you're doing. I think his argument still holds: experts having made mistakes doesn't change the fact that you are unlikely to be able to evaluate based on merits in the first place. Unless you are an expert in the field, you're highly unlikely to know enough about the other research out there which is valid, applicable and could contradict the findings; you're not capable of proper evaluation.