its all so clearly emphasized in the kubrickian transition from the crazy guy in his backyard with a tennis ball on a string who claims that planet x will destroy us all to the shot of the real scientist standing amongst high tech equipment saying "there is not planet x you fucking idiots"
This is whats been so fascinating watching the rise of brad I think, to see how these so called "experts" just rise out of nothing with no experience, no research, just regurgitating a bunch of other unproven crap. We need to be able to distinguish between the true experts and the brads of the world.