I'm pretty sure the reason people don't trust experts is cos of political rhetoric against experts given platform by mainstream media.
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Replying to @o_guest
Lots of media rhetoric consists of getting "experts" with opposing views to debate...
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so it's easy to find a source where your favored position "wins", or that evidence is unclear, so might as well go with your gut.
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Replying to @o_guest
I see confirmation bias everywhere, but maybe that's just my meta-confirmation bias.
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Replying to @Hao_and_Y
I certainly don't see the kind of exchange linked to, which makes scientists out to be massive trolls. But maybe that's just me. 
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