Steel yourself

Adam J. Thornton adam at phoenix.Princeton.EDU
Thu Dec 12 21:26:35 CST 1996


Steelhead writes:
> Not true. Edward Teller doesn't give a damn about economics or GDP. His
> obsession is nuclear weapons.

Quite apart from any fights I'm having with any list members about
objectivity and whether it is a meaningful concept, the creepiest lecture I
ever, ever watched was Edward Teller telling a roomful of people that
scientists have absolutely no moral responsibility with respect to the
things they create.

Adam
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