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Twins?

David Hume

Renown philosopher, naturalist, and skeptic.


In 1740, referred to own work as “the accurate anatomy of human nature.”

Clif Saper

Renown neuroscientist, anatomist of the brain, and skeptic.


In 2005, co-chaired “Anatomy of the Soul” conference.



OK, so the average person on the street won't know either of these folks. Too bad. The guy on the right was my PhD advisor, and the guy on the left a Scottish philosopher who wrote extensively about human nature, the scientific method, and many other topics.

I happened to be reading about David Hume, when I realized the similarity between intellectual thought patterns, personalities, and bushy eyebrows!

Wikipedia page about David Hume
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