There are a category of people out there that glom onto a certain subject and though they lack the background and training to fully understand the subject, they

There are a category of people out there that glom onto a certain subject and though they lack the background and training to fully understand the subject, they piece together enough topical information to sound insightful and knowledgeable. It is dangerous to get into discussions with such individuals as they can effortlessly pivot to meta-physical mumbo jumbo or at the very least, obfuscate the subject matter to where one simply gives up the discussion. They can usually be exposed by asking them to break down the subject matter into first principles or to give a mathematical description of the underlying phenomena.