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We know that only ignorance and superstition seek to explain events by fate and destiny, yet there is a fascination in such speculations born, perhaps, of human frailty.
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Coolidge critiques the tendency to attribute events to fate and destiny, highlighting the importance of knowledge over superstition.
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