Truth is slippery, not because it is difficult to grasp, but because we prefer our preconceptions, our beliefs, our myths. (Jack McDevitt)

Truth is slippery, not because it is difficult to grasp, but because we prefer our preconceptions, our beliefs, our myths.

Jack McDevitt

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