[t]he More The Public Is Confused, The

The Computers Are Not Replacing Mathematicians; They Are Breeding Them.

Modern Science Should Indeed Arouse In All Of Us A Humility Before The Immensity Of The Unexplored And A Tolerance For Crazy Hypotheses.

Consider A Cow. A Cow Doesn't Have The Problem-solving Skill Of A Chimpanzee, Which Has Discovered How To Get Termites Out Of The Ground By Putting A Stick Into A Hole. Evolution Has Developed The Brain's Ability To Solve Puzzles, And At The Same Time Has Produced In Our Brain A Pleasure Of Solving Problems.

There Are, And Always Have Been, Destructive Pseudo-scientific Notions Linked To Race And Religion; These Are The Most Widespread And Damaging. Hopefully, Educated People Can Succeed In Shedding Light Into These Areas Of Prejudice And Ignorance, For As Voltaire Once Said: "men Will Commit Atrocities As Long As They Believe Absurdities."

It Is Part Of The Pholosophic Dullness Of Our Time That There Are Millions Of Rational Monsters Walking About On Their Hind Legs, Observing The World Through Pairs Of Flexible Little Lenses, Periodically Supplying Themselves With Energy By Pushing Organic Substances Through Holes In Their Faces, Who See Nothing Fabulous Whatever About Themselves.