Quote by: Stephen Jay Gould

Common sense is a very poor guide to scientific insight for it represents cultural prejudice more often than it reflects the native honesty of a small boy before the naked emperor.


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Author Bio


  • NameStephen Jay Gould
  • DescriptionAmerican evolutionary biologist
  • BornSeptember 10, 1941
  • DiedMay 20, 2002
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEvolutionary Biologist; Paleontologist; Writer
  • AwardsMacArthur Fellows Program; National Book Award; Humanist Of The Year; William Procter Prize For Scientific Achievement