[Central Scrutiniser]

The DeRosas have no formal training but have studied dinosaurs and fossils for more than a decade.

Pretty much sums up the qualifications of the scientific illiterate.

[DaveyB]

no formal training

This means they did not get indoctrinated at a university where the religious orthodoxy of naturalism is strictly enforced. They join the ranks of others you might like to disparage like Newton.

A PhD from a God hating university is not part of the scientific method, but it is part of the "science" communities - send us your taxes we need more grant money to keep telling you guys we are smart ones approach