I used to agree with you. But I've seen too many doctors who are either outright bad, or who don't recognize the limits of their knowledge. I've been told man

I used to agree with you. But I've seen too many doctors who are either outright bad, or who don't recognize the limits of their knowledge. I've been told many things that were directly contrary to the reality of the situation. I've been prescribed drugs which exacerbated my condition, only to read up on them on the Internet and -- within hours -- see how they'd obviously prescribed the wrong drug based on the symptoms I had described. In my current opinion, doctors are far too convinced of their own infallibility and supposedly immense knowledge. I believe that if you're a rational, intelligent person who actively seeks out reliable knowledge, you can in fact have far greater insight into your specific problem than any doctor can hope to reasonably attain. I used to think it was crazy that in various other countries you can visit the pharmacist, describe your condition, and likely walk out with the drug you wanted. Now I'm convinced this is a perfectly acceptable solution, at least for me.