After doing physics at uni I discovered that:
Einstein, who explained the workings of the universe, came up with pretty crazy theories to try to disprove quantum physics. Crazy and stupid enough to prove he was actually not more intelligent than anyone else.
Newton, who explained gravity, stole his ideas from his students.
Feynman, who explained the behavior of subatomic particles, found his guesswork elaborated on by others into actual theories.
I don't think there really is such a thing as a genius, just people who commit themselves to their dream get lucky. I don't mean this as a slight on geniuses, it just shows how rare it is for people to commit their life to a dream ('cos if you do, then you'll probably get 'lucky' and be declared a genius). Most people think 'oh I'm not I genius, I'll just watch tv'. The geniuses are the ones who keep trying.
p.s. has ellie changed her avatar. Nice. Looks a bit like most haunted.
