The search for patterns without critical analysis, and rigid skepticism without a search for patterns, are… — Carl Sagan
The search for patterns without critical analysis, and rigid skepticism without a search for patterns, are the antipodes of incomplete science. The effective pursuit of knowledge requires both functions.
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