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Alfred Korzybski: If the map...

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If the map shows a different structure from the territory represented -- for instance, shows the cities in a wrong order. . . . then the map is worse than useless, as it misinforms and leads astray.

Source: Science and Sanity, p. 498.
-- Alfred Korzybski, (Jul 3 1879-1950), Polish-US scientist; He is best known for A map is not the territory... in his work Science and Sanity, 1933.


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