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> [“We are terrible at seeking evidence that challenges our own beliefs, but other people do us this favor, just as we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-konnikova/we-are-terrible-at-seeking-evidence-that-challenges-our-own-beliefs/)

[Maria Konnikova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-konnikova/)

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> [“In science, you move closer to the truth by seeking evidence to the contrary. Perhaps the same method should inform your opinions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-science-you-move-closer-to-the-truth-by-seeking-evidence-to-the/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

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> [Twice in my life I have spent two weary and scientifically profitless years seeking evidence to corroborate dearly loved hypotheses that later…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-medawar/twice-in-my-life-i-have-spent-two-weary-and-scientifically-profitless/)

[Peter Medawar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-medawar/)

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