I remember talking (back in early covid times) to a neighbor who was a doctor. 

Information had just come out about ivermectin, and how it was a potentially helpful treatment. My doctor neighbor was from India, and the study on ivermectin was from India, so I sent it to him, thinking he'd be interested. 

He flatly answered back, "We need to wait for the vaccine". 

And that was it. 

Signal312

Something I realized after meeting a few doctors outside of work is that they aren't scientific minded people. Like you were saying, they memorize a ton of information (much of it very valuable), but they aren't really interested or curious about the truth or thinking about the claims they're repeating.

alter_native

Have you ever completely changed your mind on something big?

I came to have the same view of doctors. 

Something I realized after meeting a few doctors outside of work is that they aren't scientific minded people. Like you were saying, they memorize a ton of information (much of it very valuable), but they aren't really interested or curious about the truth or thinking about the claims they're repeating.