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“[W]hen one has a religious experience, what is 'true' is only that one has had that experience, not that its contents convey anything about reality. To determine that, one needs a way to verify the contents of a revelation, and that means science.”

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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