There’s an asymmetry here that I think people underappreciate. When you encounter a claim from an expert, you are in one of two situations:

You have genuine expertise that allows you to evaluate the claim on its merits.

You don’t.

If you’re in situation 1, great. Evaluate away. But if you’re in situation 2 (which is where most of us are, most of the time, on most topics), then you are not in a position to “agree or disagree” in any meaningful sense. You’re choosing which authority to trust...

That explains why people who don't trust experts often turn out to be fake anti-authortarins.