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  1. A quotation from Charles Darwin

    It has often and confidently been asserted, that man’s origin can never be known: but ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.

    Charles Darwin (1809-1882) English naturalist
    The Descent of Man, Introduction (1871)

    More about this quote: wist.info/darwin-charles/44415…

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  2. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    RELIGION, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Religion,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/24424…

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