The truth may be puzzling. It may take some effort to grasp. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be easy to do what the truth demands. But none of that makes it false.
— Carl Sagan Contemporary

Astronomer, science communicator

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The Demon-Haunted World

Date / Period

1995

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Humorous

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https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2422-it-is-far-better-to-grasp-the-universe-as-…

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