The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishi…

Michael Crichton
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The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge to mankind, but in the information age (or as I think of it, the disinformation age) it takes on a special urgency and importance. ✨ Remarks to the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, www.cs.cmu.edu. September 15, 2003.
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