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When we have learned something, there's this thing called belief perseverance. Having learned something, we tend to cling to that belief, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Daniel Levitin
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Daniel Levitin
Age: 54
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Daniel J. Levitin
Daniel Joseph Levitin
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