The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.
("Cosmos")
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Books tap the wisdom of our species -- the greatest minds, the best teachers -- from all over the world and from all our history. And they're patient.
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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