“The inability to explain something doesn't mean that it is inexplicable.”
SGU, Podcast #145, April 30th, 2008 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/145 <br class="br">The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s <br class="br">Context: The inability to explain something doesn't mean that it is inexplicable. … Always consider the simplest things first. … The inability to explain it doesn't mean that it has to be something fantastical or alien, or that it's unexplainable.
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