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But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science.
Michael Shermer
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Michael Shermer
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 8
Historian Of Science
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Philosopher
Psychologist
Sport Cyclist
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Glendale
California
USA
Michael Brant Shermer
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