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― Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible
― Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible
“Death is the ultimate disappointment.”
― Flim-Flam!: Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions
― Flim-Flam!: Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions
“We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.”
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
“If we consider the scale of the universe, we begin to see just how ridiculous belief in astrology can be.”
― Flim-Flam!: Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions
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