People say "It's as plain as the nose on your face." But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you? - Isaac Asimov
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People say "It's as plain as the nose on your face." But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?
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Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
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Itzhak Ozimov
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I prefer rationalism to atheism. The question of God and other objects-of-faith are outside reason and play no part in rationalism, thus you don't have to waste your time in either attacking or defending.
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