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The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

— Niels Bohr

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The statement leaves room for opposing ideas to contain depth at the same time. The phrase 'may well' makes this a possibility rather than a rule for every disagreement. It challenges the assumption that recognizing one profound truth must automatically make its opposite worthless.

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