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"Until recently, it might have seemed that we were an unhappy bit of mildew on a heavenly body whirling in space among many that have no mildew on them at all. this was something that classical science…"

— Václav Havel

Literature1920–1979

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"Which facts are relevant and which are not relevant to a science will be relative to the current state of development of that science."

— Alan Chalmers

Philosophy1939

#science

"It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late."

— Pearl S. Buck

Literature1892–1973

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"What is the spiritual battle? Well, the soul is a garden divided into two parts. On one half are planted thorny bushes, and on the other half flowers. We also have a water pump with two taps and two c…"

— Porphyrios Bairaktaris

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