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We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's pilgrimage.

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Michael Shermer
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 8
Historian Of Science
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Glendale
California
USA
Michael Brant Shermer
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