If you had a PhD, maybe you’d be able to step outside the incestuous milieu of pop sci musings you find yourself trapped in.
That sounds like it’s less “Once you get a Ph.D., I’ll believe you,” than “Once you get a Ph.D., you’ll stop believing that.”
Of course, those aren’t so different: if I expect that getting a Ph. D would make one less likely to believe X, then believing X after getting a Ph.D is a stronger signal than simply believing X.
That sounds like it’s less “Once you get a Ph.D., I’ll believe you,” than “Once you get a Ph.D., you’ll stop believing that.”
Of course, those aren’t so different: if I expect that getting a Ph. D would make one less likely to believe X, then believing X after getting a Ph.D is a stronger signal than simply believing X.