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Mind and intelligence are woven into the fabric of our universe in a way that altogether surpasses our understanding.

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Freeman Dyson
Age: 96 †
Born: 1923
Born: December 15
Died: 2020
Died: February 28
Mathematician
Nuclear Physicist
Physicist
Professor
Theoretical Physicist
Crowthorne
Berkshire
Freeman John Dyson
Freeman J. Dyson
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Of course, long-distance running has to do with the fact that we're hunters.
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Almost everything about the universe is astounding.
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I am saying that all predictions concerning climate are highly uncertain.
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