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Science is not a sacred cow-but there are a large number of would-be sacred cowherds busily devoting quantities of time, energy and effort to the task of making it one, so they can be sacred cowherds.

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John W. Campbell
Age: 61 †
Born: 1910
Born: June 8
Died: 1971
Died: July 11
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