It is possible that a scientific discovery will be made that humans will later regret because it has awful consequences. The problem is, we probably would not know in advance and, once the discovery is made, it cannot be undiscovered.
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“I have believed in the biographies I have written. I truly can tell you that they have influenced our society politically, culturally, socially.”