Books are key to understanding the world


	Books are key to understanding the world

tidbit2

1-17-2009 4:07 PM

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tidbit2 says:

books open up new worlds
not to mention the book of humanity which is us

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1-17-2009 7:11 PM

brightlight4

Best friends I have ever had..... my books.

2-3-2009 3:34 PM

Jorjor

I think it was Sagan who wrote that being able to store information outside a living brain was the single greatest human achievement.

3-6-2009 6:34 PM

fridemar

No wonder, the living brain is a subfield of the universal intelligence. All energy is interwoven ...

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