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Through no divine design or cosmic plan, we have inherited the mantle of life's caretaker on the earth, the only home we have ever known.

Michael Shermer

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Michael Shermer
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 8
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Glendale
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Michael Brant Shermer
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