The mystical is not how the world is, but that it is.

Ludwig Wittgenstein
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The mystical is not how the world is, but that it is. This is a quote by Carl Sagan. When we speak of mystical, we are speaking about something that cannot be explained or explained completely. There are things in the universe that are hidden from our eyes; this is due to the fact that they are simply too small for our eyes to see. The mystical is not how the world is, but that it is.

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