"Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.“


-Carl Sagan

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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.

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