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Alternative models are neither right nor wrong, just more or less useful in allowing us to operate in the world and discover more and better options for solving problems.

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Andrew Weil
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 8
Medical Doctor
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Physician
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Andrew Thomas Weil
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