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We're all talking about the same thing, whether it's religious people or New Age spiritual people or Buddhists or scientists. We're all talking about having a sense of awe and wonder at something grander than ourselves.

Michael Shermer

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