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We Are Not Smart Enough To Decide Which Pieces Of Knowledge Are Permissible And Which Are Not.
-Carl Sagan
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We Are Not Smart Enough To Decide
Carl Sagan
We Are Not Smart Enough To Decide Which Pieces Of Knowledge Are Permissible And Which Are Not.
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