Because that's an appeal to authority, which is a fallacy. Things aren't true or false because one expert says they are, they're true or false on the basis of arguments and evidence.
There's no lack of humility here. I'm stating an opinion and giving my reasons for why I think it's true, while acknowledging my limited perspective. If I heard a convincing argument, or saw data that 90% of research mathematicians think we're at risk of running out of problems, then I would update my beliefs accordingly.
There's no lack of humility here. I'm stating an opinion and giving my reasons for why I think it's true, while acknowledging my limited perspective. If I heard a convincing argument, or saw data that 90% of research mathematicians think we're at risk of running out of problems, then I would update my beliefs accordingly.