NewsFlash:

There are far more amazing, wonderful, brilliant people in the world than we’ve been led to believe.

Thank God.

And I quote:  (original in German, I think!)

“We are what we know. This is valid since ages. We observe, we make experience and we listen to fellow persons. Thus we gain knowledge. With the growth of horizon we become dependent to listening to tales told by fellow persons seemingly having other observations and experiences. We readily accept a story if it is consistent, if it does not create a feeling of unease in our mind, if it doesn’t contradict to our so far gathered experiences and to our knowledge stored in our memory. We save it as an addition, and we increase our knowledge a little. We are inclined to accept stories from the far afar innocently; even if an inner assessment is due; assuming that our memories are functioning well. We just don’t have the time to look out for “sublime” contradictions. We are accustomed to this process. Mostly, we don’t care about who the narrator is, how he got the story, how he earns his living, who finances his living, what are the interests of that financier, who are harmed by the story, who are gained and so forth. This is how our mind is managed in the society.“