Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow…

Umberto Eco
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious. ✨ God isn't big enough for some people by Umberto Eco, www.telegraph.co.uk. November 27, 2005.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious. ✨ God isn't big enough for some people by Umberto Eco, www.telegraph.co.uk. November 27, 2005.

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