[T]he true natural sciences lock together in theory and evidence to form the ineradicable technical base of modern … - E. O. Wilson

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At some point, you have to sit down and face the page alone. At some point, the final decisions need to be yours. At some point, you have to give yourself deadlines and stick to them.

E. O. Wilson

[T]he true natural sciences lock together in theory and evidence to form the ineradicable technical base of modern civilization. The pseudosciences satisfy personal psychological needs. . . but lack the ideas or the means to contribute to the technical base.

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