DO ONLY PROFESSORS USE THEIR BRAIN?

Not only professors, but whoever has an inquisitive mind, and dedicates himself to research, can make interesting discoveries. People who are self-taught, like myself, find it however extremely difficult to broadcast their conclusions. People trust authorities, but distrust those who are self-taught. It is, of course, much easier to recognize someone as an authority and accept his ideas, than having to reflect upon ideas oneself or having to figure out whether the ideas of someone who is self-taught make sense or not.

Since people idolize authority – a scholar, a religious leader, etc. – I would like to point out that Albert Einstein, an authority, said, “Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.“ and “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquiere it.” He also said, “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

When I came across Albert Einstein’s quotes, a bit more than a year ago, I felt like I finally found someone who understood me. I am passionately curious and question authority. Therefore, instead of simply rejecting an idea that makes little sense – Jesus’ virgin birth –, like sceptics and cynics do, I have studied where Christianity got that idea from and thus discovered that it has its origin in a misinterpretation of an enigma in the Gospel of Saint Matthew.

Jesus said, “The truth will set you free”. That makes sense because the belief in a falacy – the idea that Jesus was born of a virgin, for instance – is really the belief in the authority that defends that falacy, which makes one recognize that authority as a master and oneself as a slave.