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But what if a person fully understands the reasoning and the data and simply disagrees with the majority of the scientific community. They're still being unscientific?
Again, there seem to be semantic issues here.
Scientists spend years studying, researching, and working to reach a competent understanding of their speciality. Not to mention they are constantly competing with and suspect to criticism by other scientists.
Additionally, they have access to academic and scientific resources that the average person does not.
Can a person on their own upset the current scientific consensus? Yes, it is possible. However, it is MUCH more likely for a scientist within the field after years of work to do so.