Thread by @ScienceIsDope_

1. Don’t believe what someone says based on their qualifications. Believe them only based on the evidence they provide in support of their claims. Remember, there is no such thing as scientific authority.

2. There are only scientific experts. And experts can always be wrong. Which is why the good ones will always back up their claims with evidence. To emphasize my point that you shouldn’t look at someone’s qualifications as a reason for believing them, I bring you…

3. The Nobel disease - an affliction that seems to affect many Nobel Prize Winners, where they go on to promote many scientifically unsound ideas, usually later in life. And we all know the Nobel Prize is awarded to people who are probably the most accomplished in their fields.

4. Famous examples of this include -
Marie Curie (Physics, 1903 and Chemistry, 1911) -

Famously supported the psychic medium Eusapia Palladino

5. Luc Montagnier (Medicine, 2008) —

Known for endorsing homeopathy, water memory, autism quackery, AIDS cured by nutrition and vaccine hysteria

6. Richard Smalley (Chemistry, 1996) —

Known for Creationism, Intelligent Design and evolution denial

6. There are many more examples of the Nobel disease. And this is a great example to show you that qualifications and accomplishments don't support the claims you make. Only evidence does.

7. But I wanted to bring to light a similar person from India. Not a Nobel laureate. But a Padma Vibhushan winner. And an extremely well qualified Cardiologist. But now, he’s one of the biggest quacks in India. Name him in the comments :P