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Scientific thought - indeed, any mode of thought, whether it be religious or philosophical or anything else - is just like the fashions that we wear - only much longer lived. It's a little like a boy band.
Jasper Fforde
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Jasper Fforde
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 11
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