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The Worst Mistake Of First Contact, Made Throughout History By Individuals On Both Sides Of Every New Encounter, Has Been The Unfortunate Habit Of Making Assumptions. It Often Proved Fatal.

Science Has Learned Recently That Contempt And Indignation Are Addictive Mental States. I Mean Physically And Chemically Addictive. Literally! People Who Are Self-righteous A Lot Are Apparently Doping Themselves Rhythmically With Auto-secreted Surges Of Dopamine, Endorphins And Enkephalins. Didn't You Ever Ask Yourself Why Indignation Feels So Good?

But Honestly, If You Do A Rigorous Survey Of My Work, I'll Bet You'll Find That Biology Is A Theme Far More Often Than Physical Science.

Many People Have Tried To Define Science Fiction. I Like To Call It The Literature Of Exploration And Change. While Other Genres Obsess Upon So-called Eternal Verities, Sf Deals With The Possibility That Our Children May Have Different Problems. They May, Indeed, Be Different Than We Have Been.

One Of Life's Joys Was To Have Friends Who Gave You Reality Checks...who Would Call You On Your Crap Before It Rose So High You Drowned In It.