Working in science is different from working in other fields in that you work with things that are not well known, where a lot is unclear and your job is to mov

Working in science is different from working in other fields in that you work with things that are not well known, where a lot is unclear and your job is to move information out of this murky regime out into the light. This means it's really easy to just claim something, that will be really hard for others to verify. And wrong claims are incredibly common. It's easy to delude yourself through all sorts of biases or good old sloppy work. That's why, when scientists talk to each other, they need to know that the other person is a serious scientist and won't pollute their mind with nonsense. If you develop a reputation for making baseless claims, people will stop including your claims in their own thoughts.