A Quote by Rebecca Goldstein

One of the peculiar features of philosophical questions is how eager people are to offer solutions that miss the point of the questions. Sometimes these failed solutions are scientific, and sometimes they are religious, and sometimes they are based on what is called plain common sense.

Rebecca Goldstein

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Rebecca Goldstein
American - Novelist
Born: February 23, 1950

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