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Allan Snyder [5]
Director of The Centre for the Minds
Snyder's Law

Snyder's First Law

The most creative science is wrong, but the deception ultimately leads to the benefit of mankind. Think Freud!

Snyder's Second Law

Everyone steals ideas from everyone else, but they do so unconsciously. This has evolved for our very survival. It maximizes the innovative power of society.

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