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- Author's profession: Actor
- Nationality: english
- Born: November 20, 1932
- Died: June 6, 2012
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Science is far from a perfect instrument of knowledge. It's just the best we have. In this respect, as in many others, it's like democracy. Science by itself cannot advocate courses of human action, but it can certainly illuminate the possible consequences of alternative courses of action.
Carl Sagan