[ajuc]

I, too, always recreate double blind experiments before I take the drugs my doctor gives me :)

I also double-check the transistors in my computer work correctly before I run any code on them, and of course I re-derive the physics to be able to do that :)

In practice you are an expert in a very small domain (if any) and in all the other domains you have no choice but to accept somebody's authority.

[aeternum]

That's good, I don't go quite as far, but do try to consult multiple independent sources.

Doctors have been known to overprescribe things like Benzos, and opioids from time to time.

I also just use tools like a RAM diagnostic that can check large numbers of transistors at once. I imagine you're quite good at QM after all that practice applying the wave equation though. Impressive!