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Are we seeing the birth of a new Scottish Enlightenment?

One day when the philosopher David Hume was old and fat � scepticism didn�t stop him enjoying mutton and claret � he stumbled into a muddy bog.

Brian Morton One day when the philosopher David Hume was old and fat - scepticism didn't stop him enjoying mutton and claret - he stumbled into a muddy bog.