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Answer the following question : What are the most savage controversies about ?

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Answer the following question :

What are the most savage controversies about?

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The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. So whenever we find ourselves getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on our guard; we will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants.

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Chapter 4.3: Intellectual Rubbish - English Workshop [Page 99]

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