A lot of facts is ultimately based on trust. Despite knowing the flaw of scientific institutions, I still trust scientists in general for ground truth facts, e

A lot of facts is ultimately based on trust. Despite knowing the flaw of scientific institutions, I still trust scientists in general for ground truth facts, even when they get things wrong. Hell, when I follow a known expert lecture and followed the citations for just the first lecture, I found minor errors or discrepancies. I don't understand the major theories at the gut theories. I don't have degrees or the knowledge needed to understand them. I haven't followed the citations and look at the facts. And the thing is: nobody in the world have time to follow the citations and see if it match up with what everybody else said, let along actually verify the raw facts and follow the thought process of the original scientists. That being said. I am pretty sure that the modern world is based on a system of rational thought and technology built on the accumulated knowledge of generations of scientists.