Any attempt to understand the motivation of these occurrenc… - Stanisław Lem

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Any attempt to understand the motivation of these occurrences is blocked by our own anthropomorphism. Where there are no men, there cannot be motives accessible to men.

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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Alternative Names: Stanislav Lem

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