Most of the dogmatic religions have exhibited a perverse talent for taking
the wrong side on the most important concepts in the material universe,
from the structure of the solar system to the origin of man.
-- George Gaylord Simpson
the wrong side on the most important concepts in the material universe,
from the structure of the solar system to the origin of man.
-- George Gaylord Simpson
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