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A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing

by Lawrence M. Krauss

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Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution

by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author)

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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Bassel’s Quotes

“No matter how many men you kill, you can't kill your successor.”
― Seneca, Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero

tags: murder, nero, politics, wisdom

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“Anyone can popularize science if he oversimplifies.”
― Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene

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“The universe belongs to those who, at least to some degree, have figured it out.”
― Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science

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“I would rather be a transformed ape than a degenerate son of Adam.”
― Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science

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“I believe that the extraordinary should certainly be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
― Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science

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