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Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
(7 Nov 1914 - 18 Mar 2002)
American author of science fiction and fantasy books
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Science Quotes by Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (2 quotes)
“Archaeology is made up entirely of anomalies,” said Terrence, “rearranged to make them fit in a fluky pattern. There'd be no system to it otherwise.”
— Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
Continued on Next Rock (1970). Quoted in Gary Westfahl, Science Fiction Quotations (2005), 321
Every science is made up entirely of anomalies rearranged to fit.
— Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
Continued on Next Rock (1970). Quoted in Continued on Next Rock (1970). Quoted in Gary Westfahl, Science Fiction Quotations (2005), 321
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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) --
Carl Sagan
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