We need to get these people out of this prison of thinking there are actual ‘authorities’ out there. There are opinions and contrary opinions... if any one cares enough to confirm an opinion, you form a hypothesis and then you develop a method to test your hypothesis. You sure as hell don’t run to the BBC or WHO to find out what you should ‘think.’
Well, I figure most people are always going to be intellectually lazy and looking for someone else to tell them what is true. We’re probably not going to change that. However, nowadays our scientists and academics are engaging in that same kind of intellectual laziness and incuriousity, which is not a good sign.