this comment really made me pause and consider the amount of times I have cited an article or piece without reading the entirely of it, simply because a particular passage or section well supported what I was writing about. I know many people who find sources for their papers, rather than building their papers around the sources & reading the material first, and I think this shows the current regard of academia for the importance of creating (writing) vs engaging (reading)

What is the sun to those who are unable to see, or to other species who don't have the visual capacity to render the suns light as well as we do?