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The Michael Shermer Show

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The End of Science Fiction

Tay: I've long wanted to try my hand at science fiction. But when i sit down to do it, i really have no idea how to do this. He says he thinks the attempt to find scientific meanings in myths is actually not being very scientific. And his personal belief is that interpretation is broken. Interpretation just doesn't work - there's no way to make it work. It offers the prospect of truth and meaning but if you want to be a scientists, you must accept the veil is drawn over your eyes.

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