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    In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.

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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and read more

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Multimedia? As far as I'm concerned, it's reading with the radio on!

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The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behaviour read more

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Science is nothing but perception.

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Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.

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