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“The scarcest resource these days is reason. What's certainly striking about American culture today is the great hostility toward science and the decline of respect for rational scientific thinking. People seem to think that we are ruled by the scientific method and that we overvalue reason. If there was ever a period when we overvalued reason, I think that it was probably extremely brief. What I see now is a great deal of superstition, as much superstition as there has ever been. There are probably more people who believe in guardian angels than who understand the law of gravity.”

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Wendy Kaminer
Wendy Kaminer

Wendy Kaminer is an American lawyer and writer, born on December 28, 1949. She is known for her contributions to the fields of law and public affairs. more

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