JJ2020,
Just be a rabbi has “dealt ” with an issue doesn’t make him trained or qualified to give good advice.
So find a rav who you trust.
I’ve had plenty of really bad teachers who have been really bad for 20 years.
A child cannot pick her or her teachers, but an adult does choose his rav. Choose well. It’s part of our responsibilities as Jews.
But thinking your Rabbi who is a human not a navi and probably doesn’t have ruach hakoshesh can some how know more than anyone else in their area of expertise is just foolish.
Who are you arguing with? I haven’t seen that stated anywhere in this thread. Another straw man.
Good Rabbi will admit when he doesn’t know something and send you to people who do know. Be wary of someone who claims be an expert at everything.
See above. You have a responsibility to make for yourself a rav – choose well.