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"To rebel against a powerful political, economic, religious, or social estab-
lishment is very dangerous and very few people do it, except, perhaps, as part
of a mob. To rebel against the "scientific" establishment, however, is the
easiest thing in the world, and anyone can do it and feel enormously brave,
without risking as much as a hangnail. Thus, the vast majority, who believe in
astrology and think that the planets have nothing better to do than form a code
that will tell them whether tomorrow is a good day to close a business deal or
not, become all the more excited and enthusiastic about the bilge when a group
of astronomers denounces it."
-- Isaac Asimov
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