Writer Jaques Barzun points out how unfortunate it is that humans have let the brilliant minds of the past be the ultimate of what we think. How foolish this could be considering that with one thought can come millions of different perspectives and ideas (which is a great thing).
As opposed to letting what we learn be a means to an infinite end of wisdom and growth, we let our passed thinkers dictate what we are to think. I can only assume that the opposite is what their progressive minds would have wanted as a result...further thinking, using their findings/beliefs as pillars to our own development.
