r/Showerthoughts • u/Suwannee_Gator ‎ • 11d ago

Casual Thought It’s likely that most people born with the greatest minds or skills on the planet were not born in the right place/time and died in obscurity.

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u/Parad1gmSh1ft 11d ago

I’m not a fan of religion in general, but I think it has saved many brilliant minds from them selves.

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u/elhumanoid 11d ago

Yeah same, but I guess it gives them a sense of purpose that is perhaps far greater than them.