The notion that we need a higher power, that’s more a human… - Jack McDevitt

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The notion that we need a higher power, that’s more a human failing than a reflection of reality. The universe pays no attention to what we need. Truth is what it is, and the inconveniences it might cause us don’t change anything.

Jack McDevitt

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Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author.

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Birth Name: John Charles McDevitt

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