For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

Carl Sagan
Translations :
宇宙をありのままに理解するほうが、妄想に固執すりよりはるかによい。どんなに自分を満足させ自身を与えるものだとしても。 カール・セーガン (ja)

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