It Is An Interesting Fact That During

My Childhood Home Backed Onto Wheat And Cotton Fields.

I Was An Extremely Reclusive And Introverted Boy.

As A Consequence While We Had A Roof Over Our Heads, Food On The Table, And Clothes To Wear To School We Were Constantly Conscious Of Being Of Modest Means.

But The Need For Conflict To Expose Prejudice And Unclear Reasoning, Which Is Deeply Embedded In My Philosophy Of Science, Has Its Origin In These Debates.

My Mother, Who Was Professional Schoolteacher, Was Particularly Concerned About Our Formal Education And Even Went So Far As To Start A Private School Together With Some Other Parents So That Our Intellectual Needs Would Be Met.