One thing's for certain: True and false should not depend on convincing people.
But perceived truth and falsehood depend on convincing people - either convincing them one by one, or else convincing some gatekeeper, whose word will convince those who accept the gatekeeper.
You know in the past women (and other marginalized people) weren't allowed to publish scientific papers for the majority of human history?
Is this how you want your "truth" to be?
If so then man, no sympathy; these institutions deserve to be broken down. Let them spaz on the floor and throw tantrums all they want.
... spaz on the floor ...