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Francis Crick Quote Source & Citation:

The view of ourselves as 'persons' is just as erroneous as the view that the sun goes round the earth.

— Francis Crick Modern · Co-discoverer of DNA structure

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"The structure of DNA is a double helix."

"The more we learn about the brain, the less room there is for a soul."

"The scientific view of the world is a harsh one."

"Our brains are machines."

"The brain is a machine that makes theories."

In his book 'The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul'

Date: 1994

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