Voltaire — "The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to f…"
The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever he wants to believe.
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Attributed, but precise source hard to pin down. Likely a synthesis of his views.
Date: Uncertain, 18th century
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