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Hypatia represented the symbol of the love for truth, for reason, for the science that had made Hellenic civilization great. With his sacrifice began that long dark period in which religious fundamentalism attempted to stifle reason.

— Margherita Hack

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In a certain sense, doing science is like hunting for the killer, with the scientist in the investigator's shoes.

It becomes fundamentalism to demand that evolutionism exclude the presence of God. One can be a believer and, based on observation, and believe in progress from brute matter to living beings.

Walking doesn't work for me, cycling is better. It's a less tiring means. Until recently I cycled often, deriving balance, desire to do and will.

I believe that killing any living creature is a bit like killing ourselves, and I see no difference between the pain of an animal and that of a human being.

When I see an animal, when I see its behavior, especially from an affective and instinctive point of view, I recognize myself. They are so similar to us.

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