Many groups that select people for arbitrary reasons exist. Sure, here we see external cause and zealous dedication, but those things don't automatically make a

Many groups that select people for arbitrary reasons exist. Sure, here we see external cause and zealous dedication, but those things don't automatically make anything good. We then have to decide whether “advancement of scientific knowledge” should be seen as some kind of royal mantle (and by whom). And so on, and so forth. It is easier to compare it to professional sport. Not only athletes have natural talents, they also participate in training that would be useless or harmful for everyone else. Only then they can reach the record setting zone.