Don't trust senior people because of there seniority. Challenge authority as often as possible. A competent authority should be able to convincingly answer any question. That's what makes him an authority in the first place, isn't it?

Because someone holds superstitious beliefs for all of his life doesn't mean he is right. Remember, in the middle ages people believed that the earth is flat and some of those self-righteous asses even felt justified killing the doubters. It turned out that the doubters were right. So much for bad reviews.

Never fear a bad review. Would you trust a blind man judging color?