It is not faith per se that creates the problem; it is conv… - Jack McDevitt

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It is not faith per se that creates the problem; it is conviction, the notion that one cannot be wrong, that opposing views are necessarily invalid and may even be intolerable.

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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Charles Sheffield Robert A. Heinlein David Brin Iain Banks Larry Niven

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So we have progressed to the point where we can move politicians around faster than light. I'm not sure I see the advantage.

There is no justice. There are occasional acts of vengeance, or regret, but there’s no real justice. In the natural scheme of things, it is not possible.

Katie commented that Americans had lost the ability to enjoy themselves.
“We watch television,” Dave said.

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