At that time Jesus declared, I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children...
Matthew 11:25

Once a person has been educated (indoctrinated?) to understand a topic in a certain way, it can be very difficult for him to see it in any other, no matter how brilliant and sincere he might be otherwise. Sometimes an untrained, unsophisticated eye can see a truth that escapes the experts and the dogmatic non-experts.