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There are three kinds of explanation in science: explanations which throw a light upon, or give a hint at a matter; explanations which do not explain anything; and explanations which obscure everything.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel / Poet
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There are three kinds of explanation in science: explanations which throw a light upon, or give a hint at a matter; explanations which do not explain anything; and explanations which obscure everything.
⇛ Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel (Poet)

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