Are the people we think to be brilliant simply well-read individuals, and therefore, really good at camouflaging where their ideas come from?
Who comes up with good ideas and brilliant innovations? It seems like almost everything is co-opted.
Do you even have to be “special” to come up with good thoughts, brilliant ideas, and life-changing philosophies?
How many truly special or brilliant people are there? The difference between brilliant and well-read might be indistinguishable if you're not well-read or maybe that's just a part of being brilliant?
I have questions about being brilliant. Maybe if I read enough I can be brilliant, maybe not. Maybe I don’t have that “special” gene and that’s where the brilliance comes from.