I’ll add my pinch of salt to all the sarcastic comments..
Taking good pictures is indeed more about skill than tools. Nevertheless, using a well-built, high quality, easy-to-use camera (and lens) that does have all the available bells and whistles has one important effect when starting in photography: the beginner will not blame his (her) tools for a bad shot, only himself (herself)...
The optional part being the “easy to use” as a more complex camera will slow down the photographer, which pushes him (her) to think out more carefully about the composition and light. A film camera will also cause a beginner to think carefully about what to photograph, to avoid the high processing costs encounter today.. but it may also cause him (her) to quickly abandon photography if too many pictures are not good enough.