Bacon was very smart and had a large inpact on life today. It is important to learn about him because he had a major role in the discovering of philosophy, and he greatly impacted the use and knowledge of experimental science. He belived in postive thinking. He once said, "To discover truhs, the human mind must rid itself of four facillacies." He also believed we all have a flawed way of thinking. However, he was headstrong, meaning self-willed. He also had to much pride in his own work, and he was mean to chickens.