[paulryanrogers]

School shouldn't appeal to authority either. They should teach the evidence, and where that's impractical the conclusions of experts (with citations). School curriculum is often updated yearly.

If you doubt the sun is at the center of the celestial system there are some experiments you can do yourself to test that conclusion. Proving or disproving black holes may take significantly more effort.

What distinguishes religion is blind appeals to authority and claims about ancient, sacred truths which cannot be falsified.