How "Gibson's law" makes it harder to trust experts.
- sciart0
- May 1
- 1 min read
KEY TAKEAWAYS
A little learning is a dangerous thing, and there is no one more confident than someone who has read just a little bit about a topic.
Gibson’s law states, “For every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD.” In other words, you can find an expert who will say just about anything.
Not all disagreements are of equal weight. This is a key point that Pyrrho the Skeptic got wrong.