I don’t need a group effort to tell me what to believe. The heritage to which I was born, and what they, themselves, do not follow, teaches that knowledge, loyalty, and conscience is what G-d values above everything else. It is that knowledge which insures your independence from the leaders of men, and it is conscience that insures that with knowledge comes wisdom and the ability to reason. There is much to learn, and those who would control you prefer that you don’t learn too much.
Plus, no, I don't need to learn from the group.