human mind delights finding pattern—so much often mistake coincidence — Stephen Jay Gould, Flamingo’s Smile: Reflections Natural History

Stephen Jay Gould The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History

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The human mind delights in finding pattern—so much so that we often mistake coincidence or forced analogy for profound meaning. No other habit of thought lies so deeply within the soul of a small creature trying to make sense of a complex world not constructed for it.

Stephen Jay Gould, The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History

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