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I strongly hold that, if an idea fits with common sense, then scientifically it is almost certain to be false.
Lewis Wolpert
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Lewis Wolpert
Age: 91 †
Born: 1929
Born: October 19
Died: 2021
Died: January 28
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Biologist
Engineer
University Teacher
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
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