I feel there is a big distance between piss poor and wrong (as in incorrect).

I agree with you that experts - or people with relevant experience - can be incorrect.

My commenting in this thread didn't hit its mark. I saw comments that I thought were unreasonably rejecting of a legitimate perspective from someone with credentials on the matter. Maybe it triggered me about today's anti-knowledge climate (e.g., anti-vaxx). Oh well, live and learn