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Thank you DNA, I agree with you. However, even knowledgable appropriate authority is trumped by facts and sound thinking. But when you have not other basis then a consensus of qualified experts does make sense.
Sure. Even experts are allowed to be wrong once in a while.
I think that YECs do have a tendency to be more accepting of authority and maybe (kind of) expect everyone else be the same. Hence, we see all of those quotes from evolutionists that appear to refute evolution. These are the most egregious examples of quote mining. The one that comes to mind is the quote from Jack Horner that makes it appear he believes a global flood deposited the dinosaur bones. THe ellided quote is about 4 sentences long, but Horner's actual statements were probably about a page in length. I think that any time someone uses a quote to support a point that is clearly not held by the author of the quote it is a gross misrepresentation and an unethical act.
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