In the same way you're not in the position to verify claims or statistics from medical researches because you're not a doctor, you can't understand complicated whitepapers if you're not a mathematician or cryptographer. It is strongly recommended to try to understand, which as unlikely to happen might "push" you to learn something new, even if you don't succeed.

The Bitcoin whitepaper is the easiest opposed to the rest of cryptocurrencies. As a beginner who wants to get involved, you should firstly comprehend that.