My friends, I was once told that I am wise because I know that I know nothing.
I have spent my life seeking out people said to be experts, hoping to learn from them. But I have often found that some do not realize the limits of their own knowledge. It's as if their confidence is mistaken for wisdom.
From this, I have learned two things:
First, we should never blindly accept what experts say.
But second, neither should we dismiss them simply because they are experts.
The wise response to an expert is questioning:
1. What is your evidence?
2. How was it tested?
3. What would count against your claim?
To question expertise is not arrogance.
To refuse all expertise is.
