Life […] is scientific, that’s what it is.

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It is scientific. That’s what it is. When you are not sure of something, it doesn’t mean that you are wrong, only that you have yet to understand it. The more you understand something, the less likely you are to be wrong about it.

Source: Lord Of The Flies

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