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“It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.”
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“Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.”
― Cosmos
― Cosmos
“Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?”
― The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
― The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
“I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.”
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“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
42 books
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41 friends
76 books
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27 friends
23 books
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69 friends
2 books
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23 friends
1 book
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16 friends
1 book
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30 friends
1 book
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6 friends
2 books
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2 friends
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