SGU Episode 753

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SGU Episode 753
December 14th 2019
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SGU 752                      SGU 754
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Quote of the Week
Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.
J. R. R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist
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Introduction

Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

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Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.
– J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), English writer, poet, and philologist

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S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

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