Well, maybe not Brin-L, specifically, but:
"The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-
witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the
simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if
he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of
doubt, what is laid before him."
-- Leo Tolstoy, "The Kingdom of God is Within You," 1894
Damned shame about his religion-addled brain, isn't it?
Dave
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