Thomas Henry HuxleyI am too much of a skeptic to deny the possibility of anything.
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The reason I'm a skeptic is because I want to be as open minded as possible. In other words, I am willing to accept the idea that anything is possible. I am willing to accept the idea that if something looks like it's impossible, it probably isn't.
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