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"The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism."
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"Rationality and common sense never goes out of fashion."
"Apriority creates ambiguities among ideas."
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"Is that all, sir? Only we've got stuff to finish before our knocking-off time, you see, and if we stay late we have to make more money to pay our overtime, and if the lads is a bit tired we ends up earning the money faster'n we can make it, which leads to a bit of what I can only call a conundrum-"You mean that if you do overtime you have to do more overtime to pay for it?" said Moist, still pondering how illogical logical thinking can be if a big enough committee is doing it."That's right, sir," said Shady. "And down that road madness lies."It's a very short road," said Moist, nodding."
"Correlation is not cause, it is just a 'music of chance'."
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