Gregory's ServerThis argument seems fallacious. Ignorance in one area doesn't automatically imply ignorance in another, just as intelligence in one area doesn't imply intelligence in another. You acknowledge this standard for yourself when you admit your lack of knowledge with regards to cars and rockets, yet you don't afford the same standard to Musk, who may well be reasonably intelligent with regards to one or both of those things.
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@vacatio What I am (clearly) saying is that I have no way to evaluate what he says about those subjects. But people say he's an expert on them, so I assumed he was right. Now he's saying stuff about building production software and everything he says is wrong as hell. However, the same people are insisting he is a genius. Since I know better, I now know that they say that about him no matter how dumb the things he says are, so they are not reliable testimony. @vacatio In terms of battery electric vehicles thats not the case. Elon is neither an electrical engineer nor are his statements on this subject accurate. After two sentences from him on this topic, you realize that he has hardly any technical background. Nonetheless, Elon is a terrific entertainer and businessman. |
@vacatio A person doesn't need to be a complete polymath in order to listen to experts. If someone is visibly and horrifically ignoring their highly paid experts in one area, I think it's reasonable to start questioning whether they're listening to experts in other areas.