Every science comes with its own pseudo-science, a bizarre … - Stanisław Lem

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Every science comes with its own pseudo-science, a bizarre distortion that comes from a certain kind of mind: astronomy has its caricaturist in astrology, chemistry used to have alchemy.

Stanisław Lem

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About Stanisław Lem

Stanisław Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish satirical, philosophical, and science fiction writer.

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Every science comes with its own pseudo-science, a bizarre distortion that comes from a certain kind of mind.

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