Bertrand Russell was right.

While many of the examples show that there is reluctance to overturn current mindsets on multiple beliefs?

The real elephant in the room today, is vested interest and stranded assets?

And or, possible ministerial investment portfolios and cronyism?
Alan B.

Speaking of genius's and Enlightenment too why not check out this introduction to a radical Enlightened genius. Which is to say that Real Enlightenment is a bodily phenomenon and as such has nothing to do with the conventional left-brained mind which actually shuts down the very possibility of (such) Enlightenment from occurring.
http://www.kneeoflistening.com/introduction

This references describes the yet-to-be-understood cultural implications of Einstein's famous E=MC2 equation.
http://www.beezone.com/beezones-main-stack/christ_equals_emsquared.html

Further elaborations of this Understanding were given in a 1985 talk titled The Knowledge of Light. The entire talk was recently published in a CD titled The Knowledge of Light

Iain McGilchrist has described/discussed the historical origins and the cultural consequences of this (left-brain) shutting down in his two books The Master & His Emissary, and more recently The Matter With Things.

Re Creation Stories/Myths check out this reference too;:
http://www.beezone.com/beezones-main-stack/creamyth.html

Poor old Daffy struggles on.

The key to transcendent enlightenment is offered in all its simplicity with Christianity.
The sticking point though is the doctrine of predestination. God has already chosen who will succeed in the venture.

That part is very unpopular!

Dan.

Thanks for the article Steven Schwartz.