The gemara 33b brachot says:

> אֲמַר לֵיהּ לָאו הֲלָכָה אִתְּמַר אֵלָּא מַטִּין אִתְּמַר 
> 
>   Rabbi Zeira then said to him: It wasn't stated in public that the
> halachah follows Rabbi Eliezer, but that we lean to his opinion, [We
> advise individuals to follow his opinion if they ask, but we don't
> publicize the halachah.]
So then what do we do? What do we tell the public to do if the Gemara says that we shouldn't tell people the halacha?