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Re: Bad company ;-)



"Objectivity cannot be equated with mental blankness; rather, objectivity
resides in recognizing your preferences and then subjecting them to
especially harsh scrutiny - and also in a willingness to revise or abandon
your theories when the tests fail (as they usually do)."

Stephen J. Gould, The Lying Stones of Marrakech, New York: Harmony Books,
2000

Professor Gould died 20 May 2002

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