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Mary: [in a hushed whisper] Oh look, there’s Saturn. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. How many of the satellites of Saturn can you name? Listen, there’s Nemus…Titan…Dione…Hyperion, of course…uhh–
Isaac: –yah, I can’t name any of them. And fortunately, they’d never come up in conversation.
Mary: [deep sigh] Facts. I’ve got a million facts at my fingertips–
Isaac: –that’s right. They don’t mean a thing right? Because nothing worth knowing could be understood with the mind. Right? Everything really valuable has to enter you through a different opening, if you’ll forgive the disgusting imagery.
Mary: I really don’t agree at all. I mean, where would we be without rational thought–

Isaac: –No. No. You rely too much on your brain. The brain is the most overrated organ. I think.

–Manhattan, Woody Allen

Theempiricalskeptic…was once an alternative investment equity research professional acutely aware of the industry’s subtle displacement of humans with random number generators and foreign call center operators. As the author has opted to put down his/her tarot cards in favor of gradaute school, here -instead of predictions- the dashing/svelte lad/lady delivers strange world news that sometimes goes unnoticed and keeps tabs on the things (s)he encounters on his/her way to finding a research focus. 
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