The expert who leaves a space

Original opinion extract, written for practice.

I used to find an unanswered question irritating evidence that I had chosen the wrong expert. If I could have managed with uncertainty, why would I have invited someone with qualifications? It is a flattering arrangement: I supply anxiety, the expert supplies a firm ending, and neither of us examines the bargain. Now I listen for the point at which an explanation admits what it cannot establish. That is not an invitation to treat every opinion as equally informed. Someone who can distinguish a strong finding from a provisional suggestion has already done work the confident guesser may be avoiding. I still want an answer. I no longer want the comfort of an answer purchased by quietly removing the part of the question which remains difficult.

Use your own words to evaluate the writer’s attitude to experts acknowledging uncertainty. Give details from the extract to justify your answer.