It also implies that you know more than they do about the subject.
I make no such claim. I have no way of knowing their personal views and knowledge, just what their organizations allow them to publish. This is a trust issue, not a knowledge issue. Let's just say I accept a broader range of expert knowledge to read than you.
The public perception of scientists has never been lower and it is the scientists who are lamenting this. The public is not always wrong. It is not wrong about Australia's politics either. I don't recall your posts on "Politics" but your running mates are rusted on labor and their arguments are primarily political, using science as a guise, so they are clearly out of step with mainstream.
