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The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist and also that it was flat. Today they are still arguing about whether the world exists, but they no longer dispute about whether it is flat.

Vilhjalmur Stefansson

The most striking contradiction of our civilization is the fundamental reverence for truth which we profess and the thorough-going disregard for it which we practice.

Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Born: November 3, 1879

Died: August 26, 1962 (aged 82)

Bio: Vilhjalmur Stefansson was a Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist.

Known for:

My life with the Eskimos (1913)
The friendly Arctic (1921)
Writing on ice
Hunters Of The Great North (1922)
The Northward Course Of Empire (1921)

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