Milton

According to Milton, he believed that people only listen to what their pastor or what the government is telling them. They are only believing what they are told and not looking outside the box. The views may not be the same, though, but they just go along with it. They were told what to believe and just couldn't see for themselves. The government and the pastor can be passing down wrong information by telling people what they think or what they want people to hear. People may be getting the wrong information.

Milton finds this practice dangerous because people need to see their own point of view and have their own opinion instead of basing it on someone else's, who may not be correct. People should read a book, and see for themselves if it is not a good book. When doing so, they broaden their own opinions and perspective, and see what is outside the box. They may or may not agree with it, but at least they have a first hand perspective, instead of basing the information on someone else.