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Posted on April 16, 2015December 1, 2017

Science and common sense

copyright 2017 Jennifer Coopersmith It is sometimes said that science is nothing but a refinement of common sense, but Einstein warns us that we must strive to overcome common sense and prejudice (a generalisation of novelist Evelyn Waugh’s idea that childhood is a trap, and each child must learn to escape from their own particular … Continue reading Science and common sense

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