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What We Believe But Cannot Prove fascinating glimpses into the future directions of arcane disciplines few fully understand". While still generally positive, some reviewers did criticize certain aspects of the book, including redundancy and tone. "The Observer" described the essays as "compelling and repetitive by turns". Publishers Weekly referred to the collection as "stimulating", but found it "unfortunate that the tone of most contributions isn't livelier and that there aren't explanations of some of the more esoteric concepts discussed", limitations which would "keep these adroit musings from finding a wider audience." What We Believe But Cannot Prove What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers