Charlatans Quote by Richard Dawkins

“The universe is a strange and wondrous place. The truth is quite odd enough to need no help from pseudoscientific charlatans.” quote by Richard Dawkins — Download Open image

“The universe is a strange and wondrous place. The truth is quite odd enough to need no help from pseudoscientific charlatans.”

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