A pretty reasonable middle road is to hold statements supported by evidence made by experts in higher regard than statements not supported by evidence made by n

A pretty reasonable middle road is to hold statements supported by evidence made by experts in higher regard than statements not supported by evidence made by non-experts. The degree to which someone might do reasonably do this, and what action they might reasonably take as a result, depends on the audience, the moderator of the medium, their ability to moderate, and their ability judge the evidence independently.