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This kind of overall way of thinking is not only a fertile source of new theoretical ideas: it is needed for the human mind to function in a generally harmonious way, which could in turn help to make possible an orderly and stable society.

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David Bohm
Age: 74 †
Born: 1917
Born: December 20
Died: 1992
Died: October 27
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
David Joseph Bohm
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