The world is a complex place. In our struggles to simplify and understand, we often identify some bugbear and then make it responsible for all evils. (Stephen Jay Gould)

The world is a complex place. In our struggles to simplify and understand, we often identify some bugbear and then make it responsible for all evils.

Stephen Jay Gould

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