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After a crisis we tell ourselves we understand why it happened and maintain the illusion that the world is understandable. In fact, we should accept the world is incomprehensible much of the time.
Daniel Kahneman
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Daniel Kahneman
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 5
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Tel Aviv
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