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If we ignore the facts contained in one part of the world, surely we are hampering scientific advance.
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The quote says that science is held back when researchers disregard evidence simply because it comes from one particular part of the world. Scientific progress depends on considering relevant facts wherever they are found, rather than treating some evidence as unimportant or irrelevant.
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- Project Gutenberg, The Home of the Blizzard (1915)
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