《宋史·列传·卷一百八十六》
 后人没有达到这个境界，以为圣人本来就是生而知之的，而不是通过学习就可以达到的，因此，为学的道理渐渐丧失。
后人不达，以谓圣本生知，非学可至，而为学之道遂失。
Later generations did not reach this state, thinking that the sage was born with this knowledge, not that it could be obtained by learning, so the principles of learning were gradually lost.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 后人不达，以谓圣本生知，非学可至，而为学之道遂失。 [/INST] Later generations did not reach this state, thinking that the sage was born with this knowledge, not that it could be obtained by learning, so the principles of learning were gradually lost.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 后人不达，以谓圣本生知，非学可至，而为学之道遂失。
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Later generations did not reach this state, thinking that the sage was born with this knowledge, not that it could be obtained by learning, so the principles of learning were gradually lost.
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