Accidents and cross-discipline discoveries are the source of much of the world's breakthroughs because pompous idiots with PhD's cannot fathom the reality of a phenomenon without accepting that they don't know why it occurs. Much better to dismiss or bury useful effects they can't explain - makes them feel in control. Thinking inside the box is the epitome of a PhD's paradigm.
Thomas Edison built a light bulb without knowing 'why' - the fact is, it worked, and the world was better for it.
Whenever you hear in the future the phrase 'scientists are at a loss to explain it', my point will reverberate through your thick skull.
And you know this because...? By the way, have any suggestions for the Lotto?
Like the Human Genome Project, private industry with brute force robust testing will hone in on promising cures without 'understanding' the personality of the bug at a pace far beyond that of the institutional deadweight.
Actually, the NIH finished before Celera Genomics, but that wouldn't matter to you.
Accidents and cross-discipline discoveries are the source of much of the world's breakthroughs because pompous idiots with PhD's cannot fathom the reality of a phenomenon without accepting that they don't know why it occurs.
You're an idiot. The folks who work for pharmaceutical and biotech firms have just as many advanced degrees as those who work for government and university laboratories.
Thomas Edison built a light bulb without knowing 'why' - the fact is, it worked, and the world was better for it.
Actually, he did know why it worked.
Whenever you hear in the future the phrase 'scientists are at a loss to explain it', my point will reverberate through your thick skull.
Huh? There are lots of things that scientists don't understand. The point of science is to seek to explain them. What do you have against ordinary human curiosity? What have YOU got to hide?
From his profile;
Why are you looking at my profile? I'm just another fiercely anti-ideological pragmatic neo-conservative atheist. I welcome all hate freepmail.
I'm still trying to recover from two original sins: a brief stint in the Carter White House (held over from the Ford Admin.), and an equally brief professorship at the Kennedy School. I apologize for that.