The way to find out about our place in the universe is by examining th…

Carl Sagan
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The way to find out about our place in the universe is by examining the universe and by examining ourselves - without preconceptions, with as unbiased a mind as we can muster. ✨ Carl Sagan, Jerald F. TerHorst, Allan J. Mayer, Sharon S. McKern, Laurence J. Peter (1980). Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science
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