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“The origin of all science is in the desire to know causes; and the origin of all false science and imposture is in the desire to accept false causes rather than none; or, which is the same thing, in the unwillingness to acknowledge our own ignorance.” — William Hazlitt · Burke and the Edinburgh phrenologists. The Atlas (15 Feb 1829). Illustrated QuoteGeek card.

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The origin of all science is in the desire to know causes; and the origin of all false science and imposture is in the desire to accept false causes rather than none; or, which is the same thing, in the unwillingness to acknowledge our own ignorance.

William Hazlitt · Burke and the Edinburgh phrenologists. The Atlas (15 Feb 1829)

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