My deeply held belief is that if a god of anything like the traditiona…

Carl Sagan
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My deeply held belief is that if a god of anything like the traditional sort exists, our curiosity and intelligence is provided by such a God. We would be unappreciative of that gift if we suppressed our passion to explore the universe and ourselves. ✨ Carl Sagan (1979). Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science, Random House Inc
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