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NeoGreen

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Mon Nov 13, 2017, 09:32 AM Nov 2017

Quod erat demonstrandum, mea culpa... [View all]

Last edited Mon Nov 13, 2017, 11:58 AM - Edit history (1)

Hey all,

In the spirit of Scientific Method where past errors are presented and corrected when new information is discovered, I am making this post because it has come to my attention that our 2016 March Meme Madness Final Word, was a mis-attributed Carl Sagan quote that should be properly be attributed to Patricia "Pat" Christine Hodgell:

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan

"If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth."

"That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be." — P. C. Hodgell, in her 1994 novel Seeker's Mask.


I do not believe it detracts from our collective sentiments and intent or our the fun in selecting, but just wanted to set the record straight.

If anyone has the time and inclination and the skills to create a quality image, please post a new graphic with the corrected quote and attribution.

In Peace and Reality,
NG

(re-posted as a separate stand-alone because I wasn't sure if this would have been missed in the pined thread.)

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