> But the complete failure to consider the possibility that I might also be intelligent, educated, and able to understand the applicable research just because m

> But the complete failure to consider the possibility that I might also be intelligent, educated, and able to understand the applicable research just because my day job isn't in medicine immediately disqualifies a doctor for me. To my eye, this reads quite a bit like the same sort of thing anti-vaccine and Flat Earther types think. Just because you think you're smart in some area, or even in general, doesn't mean you've got a natural aptitude for anything else. Maybe you're the exception to the rule, (probably not) but you can't blame other people for not taking your layperson confidence as gospel truth that you're smart and not at all being misled by your own or others hubris.