"A study in the journal Evolutionary Psychology
has found that “Exposure to a celebrity’s opinion about evolution can
influence individuals’ acceptance of evolution”. It established that
reading an expert’s opinion, in this case a fictitious biology
professor, did not change a person’s core belief about evolution.
Whereas, when reading an endorsement for evolution expressed by movie
star George Clooney, the participants showed a greater acceptance.
Despite Clooney having no expertise in the field of study, he was an effective endorser simply due to his film-star status. The Bible is clear that people should not just accept someone’s word, and display gullibility to either star power or an ‘expert’, but should conduct their own investigation, examining the truth of such matters for themselves (....they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Acts 17:11)." CMI