How do I reconcile the Dhamma Refuge with blind faith?

I read in Wikipedia and also in the suttas that refuge in Dhamma is "verified", as follows: > Svakkhato Bhagavata dhammo sanditthiko akaliko ehipassiko opanayiko > paccattam vedittabbo vinnuhiti. > > "Svakkhato" The Dhamma taught by the Blessed One is Excellent in the > beginning, Excellent in the middle and Excellent in the end - all of > Buddha's Discourses are consistent and teach the same truth. > "Sanditthika" Dhamma is self-evident and can be understood in this > life itself. "Akaliko" Dhamma, Noble Truths, can not be changed nor > can they be altered over time. "Ehipassiko" "come and see"; Buddha's > Dhamma is to be investigated. "Opanayika" Dhamma can only be > understood by oneself. "Paccattam vedittabbo vinnuhiti" Dhamma is for > the wise to understand and realize. _____________ > The teaching is well explained by the Buddha—visible in this very > life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that > sensible people can know it for themselves. > > svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko opaneyyiko > paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhīti. Can I believe in things I have not verified for myself but still be a Buddhist? Do the words "veditabbo viññūhīti" refer to direct experience? Or can it be merely fluency in theories?