Nothing matches the holiness and fascination of accurate and intricate…

Stephen Jay Gould
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Nothing matches the holiness and fascination of accurate and intricate detail. ✨ Stephen Jay Gould (2011). I Have Landed, p.47, Harvard University Press
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I can envision observations and experiments that would disprove any evolutionary theory I know. ✨ Stephen Jay Gould (2010). Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History, p.256 … ▶
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The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question. ✨ Stephen Jay Gould (2011). Full House, p.57, Harvard University Press
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Theory and fact are equally strong and utterly interdependent; one has no meaning without the other. We need theory to organize and interpret facts, even to know what we can or might observe. And we … ▶

Nothing matches the holiness and fascination of accurate and intricate detail. ✨ Stephen Jay Gould (2011). I Have Landed, p.47, Harvard University Press

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