There have been cases all through Galactic history where isolated planetary systems have reverted to savagery, and what have we learned there? In eve… - Isaac Asimov

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There have been cases all through Galactic history where isolated planetary systems have reverted to savagery, and what have we learned there? In every case, such savages attribute the to-them-incomprehensible forces of Nature — storms, pestilences, droughts — to sentient beings more powerful and more arbitrary than men.

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About 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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Alternative Names: Isaak Osimov Paul French Asimov Isaak Ozimov Itzhak Ozimov
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Algunos Eternos han llegado más allá del Siglo Ciento cincuenta mil. — ¿Qué aspecto tiene? — Completamente distinto del actual. Hay muchas especies vivientes, pero ninguna humana. El Hombre ha desaparecido.

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