Anything that thinks logically can be fooled by something e… - Douglas Adams

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Anything that thinks logically can be fooled by something else that thinks at least as logically as it does.

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Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author and satirist, best known for his The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy scripts and books.

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Pen Names: David Agnew

Birth Name: Douglas Noël Adams

Alternative Names: Douglas Noel Adams • Douglas N. Adams

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Anything that thinks logically can be fooled by something else that thinks at least as logically as it does. - Douglas Adams

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