To say that man has already achieved the ultimate and absolute truth is like a tribal taboo which says that a given river may never be crossed becaus… - Mark Clifton

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To say that man has already achieved the ultimate and absolute truth is like a tribal taboo which says that a given river may never be crossed because the witch doctor proves beyond all reason that there is only chaos beyond.
The most puzzling of all contradictory concepts given me is the human will to set up such arbitrary limits to his comprehension.

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About Mark Clifton

Mark Clifton (1906 – 1963) was an American science fiction writer.

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Alternative Names: Mark Irvin Clifton
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The public wants miracles. The public demands miracles; and if one source ceases to provide them, they will turn to another source which seems to accomplish the spectacular. Even while they resented and opposed the scientific attitude, they lapped up the miracles which this attitude accomplished with glee.

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