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Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.

Karl Popper

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Karl Popper
Age: 92 †
Born: 1902
Born: July 28
Died: 1994
Died: September 17
Philosopher
Philosopher Of Science
Sociologist
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Vienna
Austria
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