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Everything isn't subjective. Reality also matters. Truth matters. It is still a word with meaning.

David Brin

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David Brin
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 6
Astronomer
Astrophysicist
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Physicist
Science Fiction Writer
Scientist
Screenwriter
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Glendale
California
USA
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