Actually rejecting someone's perspective because they lack expertise in the thing they claim to be an expert in is a pretty smart thing to do. Particularly if

Actually rejecting someone's perspective because they lack expertise in the thing they claim to be an expert in is a pretty smart thing to do. Particularly if you can explain why their perspective is wrong because you are in fact an expert and have superior knowledge. I would hope Environmental Scientists, who are purportedly concerned with things like ocean acidity, pollution, atmospheric makeup, etc would have the chemical knowledge necessary to understand what they're looking at. Apparently whoever designed their curriculum at my almamater thought it was unnecessary.