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I believe very firmly that indigenous populations had a really good, intuitive understanding of why we're here. And we're trying to gain that same understanding through psychology and intellect in modern civilization.

Serj Tankian

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Serj Tankian
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 21
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