... or are you engaging in a bit of vague ad hominem, the kind that I am absolutely allergic to? I hope not, because that seems a little bad-faith.
To suggest "I don't have much respect" for scientists & engineers is a pretty heavy accusation. So I'd like to know what it's based on.
I absolutely *do* think that scientists & engineers know what they're doing, when it comes to their particular problems and practice. At the same time, nobody is taught how knowledge generation ...