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Scienceismorethanabodyofknowledge;itisawayof
thinking.IhaveaforebodingofanAmericainmychildrensor
grandchildrenstimewhentheUnitedStatesisaserviceand
informationeconomy;whennearlyallthekeymanufacturing
industrieshaveslippedawaytoothercountries;whenawesome
technologicalpowersareinthehandsofaveryfew,andnoone
representingthepublicinterestcanevengrasptheissues;when
thepeoplehavelosttheabilitytosettheirownagendasor
knowledgeablyquestionthoseinauthority;when,clutchingour
crystalsandnervouslyconsultingourhoroscopes,ourcritical
facultiesindecline,unabletodistinguishbetweenwhatfeels
goodandwhatstrue,weslide,almostwithoutnoticing,back
intosuperstitionanddarkness.