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“Freud famously contended that in the course of modern history three thinkers had dealt enormous blows to humankind’s self-esteem. The three were Copernicus, Darwin, and Freud himself.”
Saari khudai ek taraf
Darwinbhai ek taraf !

“I have found you an argument, I am not obliged to find you an understanding.”
- Samuel Johnson

“Newton believed fervently that Pythagoras, Moses, Solomon, and other ancient sages had anticipated modern theories (including gravity) in every scientific and mathematical detail.
This picture of history was completely false, but Newton and many others had boundless faith in what they called “the wisdom of the ancients.” The belief fit neatly with the doctrine that the world was in decline.”