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A batch of the best highlights from what Tristan's read, .
Based on their theory, everything happens for a reason and everyone plays their own special role in the course of history. Nothing and no one is useless or unnecessary. Even the most seemingly insignificant persons are useful in some way or another because the whole is comprised of mere individuals and that whole is the axis of progress and evolution.
Chronicles From the Future
Paul Amadeus Dienach and Achilleas Sirigos
Looking back at this history, we can see that there is serious danger that people will interpret complex bodies of scientific evidence in ways that fit their previously established assumptions rather than allowing the evidence to challenge their previously conceived notions. Moreover, even if there were compelling evidence for particular differences in cognitive abilities, the chances of these findings being misused to defend questionable public policies is huge.
A Tapestry of Values
Kevin C. Elliott
And that is another reason why I wear silly clothes, and I make myself a little clumsy when I am around humans, and I have little glasses on. I want them to see me as a dancing bear to laugh at, just a little. Because I am not ready for them to take me really seriously. And they are not ready, either.
Dogs of War
Adrian Tchaikovsky
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