Isaac Asimov, "Forward: The Role of the Heretic", in Donald W. Goldsmith (ed.), Scientists Confront Velikovsky (Cornell University Press, 1977), p. 14
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Science is in far greater danger from the absence of challenge than from the coming of any number of even absurd challenges.
— Isaac Asimov on Heresy
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About Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
About Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
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