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If you look at the history of big obstacles in understanding our world, theres usually an intuitive assumption underlyin
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"If you look at the history of big obstacles in understanding our world, there's usually an intuitive assumption underlying them that's wrong"

- Jeff Hawkins

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This quote by Jeff Hawkins suggests that when we encounter huge challenges in understanding our globe, there is usually an underlying presumption that is incorrect. This presumption can be based upon intuition, which is a sensation or belief that something holds true with no evidence to support it. This quote urges us to question our presumptions and also to check out the background of our understanding of the globe in order to recognize any type of inaccurate assumptions that may be holding us back. By doing this, we can better comprehend our world and make progress in getting over the challenges we encounter. This quote is a pointer that we must not take our presumptions for provided which we must always be open to examining them.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Jeff Hawkins somewhere between June 1, 1957 and today. He/she was a famous Inventor from USA. The author also have 7 other quotes.

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