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“History does include aspects of directionality, and the present range of causes and phenomena does not exhaust the realm of past possibilities.”

Quote by Stephen Jay Gould

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Stephen Jay Gould

Stephen Jay Gould was a renowned paleontologist, evolutionary theorist, science writer, and academic. He is known for his work in ornithology, paleontology, evolutionary theory, and speciation. Gould's writings and papers have had a profound impact on the scientific community, and he was a long-time contributor to the journal 'Nature'. more

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