You can get into a habit of thought in which you enjoy making fun of a…

Carl Sagan
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You can get into a habit of thought in which you enjoy making fun of all those other people who don't see things as clearly as you do. We have to guard carefully against it. ✨ The Burden of Skepticism. Book by Carl Sagan, 1987.
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You can get into a habit of thought in which you enjoy making fun of all those other people who don't see things as clearly as you do. We have to guard carefully against it. ✨ The Burden of Skepticism. Book by Carl Sagan, 1987.

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