Off the pitch, what will this person know of the world? What moral training do they have, outside the realm of team sports and work ethic?
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If someone has a pseudo-autistic drive to figure out the properties of *insert field here*, I need evidence they know anything outside it.
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I suspect people turn to scientists for their thoughts because they're the last generally respected remnants of an intellectual class.
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They don't necessarily (in fact, as you say, they almost by definition *don't*) know everything, but at least they know *something*.
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I am not angry at people who look for guidance in specific areas, but scientists claiming to be moral authorities can fuck right off.
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Yeah, I'd say so. But that's predicated on ethical and moral work, not on developing theorems for (generally) the military or corporations.
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TBH, I'm going to be reflexively cautious about anyone who claims authority, rather than providing cogent moral ideas.
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I don't listen to everything a doctor says just because they are a medical authority, either... need reasons.
Same for any other field.
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Yeah, I think that's the proven with NdGT etc - there's at least an implied "because science" tagged on what he says.
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Likewise, when scientists are responsible for every way we could destroy our species or planet, I think I'll pass on political advice...