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Quote by Michael Shermer
But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation

But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths. – Michael Shermer

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But the power of science lies in open publication, which, with the rise of the Internet, is no longer constrained by the price of paper. – Michael Shermer

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Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic. – Michael Shermer

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It may be far in the future, but theres some kind of logical way to get from where we are to where the science fiction is. – Elizabeth Moon

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After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it. – Marie Curie

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I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science. – Joseph Rotblat

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