What most people fail to understand; it is not how experts are infallible or speak God-given truth, but how when they make opinions, they bring to bear more knowledge on the subject than the ordinary lay person ever cared to consider, or are ignorant to.
The textbook and other academic literature arguably is not infallible, however, let's not forget that they are written based on an analysis of history and research.
Given that, the expert is more equipped to make an opinion than the lay person who believes that textbook-given (or interchangeably: research) knowledge is of no use to the real world. The reason being that the expert brings to bear more knowledge to make that opinion, all the time possessing the little knowledge available to the lay person.
The fault of the expert is perhaps he is better paid and living more comfortably compared to the average worker.
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