E.m. ForsterScience explained people, but could not understand them.
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Science explained people, but could not understand them. This is a quote from the book “The Essential Calvin and Hobbes” by Bill Watterson. He was explaining how science explains things we can see, but it doesn’t explain some things we can only see with our hearts and minds.
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