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“It takes a profound hypocrisy to try to reconcile for others things that you can't reconcile for yourself.”

Quote by Jerry A. Coyne

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Jerry A. Coyne is a renowned evolutionary biologist and writer, born on December 30, 1949. He is a professor at the University of Chicago, focusing on evolutionary biology and genetics. Coyne is known for his in-depth research on evolutionary theory and his contributions to science popularization. more

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