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Usually Quotes by Stephen Jay Gould
- Objectivity cannot be equated with mental blankness; rather, objectivity resides in recognizing your preferences and then subjecting them to especially harsh scrutiny - and also…
- Results rarely specify their causes unambiguously. If we have no direct evidence of fossils or human chronicles, if we are forced to infer a process…
- No Geologist worth anything is permanently bound to a desk or laboratory, but the charming notion that true science can only be based on unbiased…
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- People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom. — Francis Bacon
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