Yet another exchange regarding experts and the "difficulty of explaining" excuse. It's the kind of exchange normally found here, and with LW regulars, so given the topic matter, I thought folks here would be interested in they haven't seen it already.
You appear to be responding to a different point than the one Robin was making in the original post.
Robin's post centers on the "intellectually nutritious" metaphor (and has nothing to do with "difficulty of explaining"). Your reply conflates that with some argument about reverence for particular authorities, which Robin isn't making except insofar as it is implied by his use of the word "classic".
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