True, the initial ideas are in general those of an individual, but the establishment of the reality and truth is in general the work of more than one person.
Ideas are like bananas. That bananas grow only in tropical regions doesn't make them any less delicious in Scandinavia.
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Ideas are like bananas. That bananas grow only in tropical regions doesn't make them any less delicious in Scandinavia.
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