In his book " The Demon Haunted World " astronomer Carl Sagan, who
could be visibly excited by esoteric things like warped space time,black
holes, and gravity waves way back in the 1980s- still the Stone Age of
modern technology, in that book he warned about the moral obligation of
scientists to explain their science to the public, to promote science
literacy.
How many Americans -reading their daily horoscopes-
will appreciate this very expensive, seemingly MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
science project ? How does a space time warp significantly less than a
diameter of a proton connect with everyday life?
The public will want to FEEL the success of a billion dollar science project . A while back THEY discovered the God Particle in the European atom smasher. But God Himself is curiously silent about this.
A mutation of a DNA molecule - a few atomic lengths- can condemn a human embryo to the sad life of the severely learning disabled. Or how can science help the poor kids who have been lead poisoned by toxic water in Flint, Michigan?
I hope the detection of gravity waves proves to be as wonderful for human knowledge as the Hubble Telescope.
A billion dollars is really not that much money for Big Government anyway. More money is wasted on foolish and endless wars.
Einstein was also RIGHT AGAIN about something else dear to his heart : read his still relevant essay : "Why Socialism?" It is still the best hope for the world's people to escape from the BLACK HOLE of POVERTY.
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| Breakthrough : gravity waves detected |
The public will want to FEEL the success of a billion dollar science project . A while back THEY discovered the God Particle in the European atom smasher. But God Himself is curiously silent about this.
A mutation of a DNA molecule - a few atomic lengths- can condemn a human embryo to the sad life of the severely learning disabled. Or how can science help the poor kids who have been lead poisoned by toxic water in Flint, Michigan?
I hope the detection of gravity waves proves to be as wonderful for human knowledge as the Hubble Telescope.
A billion dollars is really not that much money for Big Government anyway. More money is wasted on foolish and endless wars.
Einstein was also RIGHT AGAIN about something else dear to his heart : read his still relevant essay : "Why Socialism?" It is still the best hope for the world's people to escape from the BLACK HOLE of POVERTY.
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