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Science can give us knowledge, but it cannot give us wisdom. nor can religion, until it puts aside nonsense and distraction and becomes itself again.
-Marilynne Robinson
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Science Can Give Us Knowledge, But It

Marilynne Robinson
Science can give us knowledge, but it cannot give us wisdom. nor can religion, until it puts aside nonsense and distraction and becomes itself again.
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