Most of these things have nothing to do with science. Anyone can ask questions, publish or form a consensus. The distinguishing feature of science is that two scientists studying the same thing should, in time, converge to the same opinion on the topic because they are guided by empirical reality and falsifiable hypothesis. Picking that up as a philosophy is very political, but after that it really isn't.
Did you know about Einstein’s widely published views on socialism?
This is the very essence of the appeal to authority fallacy. A physicists opinions on socialism don't rank more highly than anyone else's. Might be right, might be wrong. He wasn't opining in a scientific capacity.
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Most of these things have nothing to do with science. Anyone can ask questions, publish or form a consensus. The distinguishing feature of science is that two scientists studying the same thing should, in time, converge to the same opinion on the topic because they are guided by empirical reality and falsifiable hypothesis. Picking that up as a philosophy is very political, but after that it really isn't.
This is the very essence of the appeal to authority fallacy. A physicists opinions on socialism don't rank more highly than anyone else's. Might be right, might be wrong. He wasn't opining in a scientific capacity.