Mysteries do not lose their poetry when solved. Quite the contrary; th…

Richard Dawkins
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Mysteries do not lose their poetry when solved. Quite the contrary; the solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle and, in any case, when you have solved one mystery you uncover others, perhaps to inspire greater poetry ✨ Richard Dawkins (2000). Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder, p.41, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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