I believe there is no source of deception in the investigation of natu…

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I believe there is no source of deception in the investigation of nature which can compare with a fixed belief that certain kinds of phenomena are IMPOSSIBLE. ✨ William James (1986). Essays in Psychical Research, p.22, Harvard University Press
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