The only debatable issue, it seems to me, is whether it is more ridicu…

Noam Chomsky
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The only debatable issue, it seems to me, is whether it is more ridiculous to turn to experts in social theory for general well-confirmed propositions, or to the specialists in the great religions and philosophical systems for insights into fundamental human values. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2010). The Chomsky Reader, p.71, Pantheon
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