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- LETTERS, Page 16"Abominable No Man" Rifkin
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- Social activist Jeremy Rifkin is definitely not "The Most
- Hated Man in Science" (PROFILE, Dec. 4). But he would like to
- be. I have debated many issues with Rifkin, and know that he has
- forced discussion of topics that might otherwise not have been
- aired. His problem is that he attacks important and unimportant
- problems with the same ardor. He is aware that he can get the
- most publicity by playing the devil's advocate. Someday, when
- he begins to see the good in science and technology and the
- potentially useful applications for improving the human
- condition, he will become a respected voice.
-
- Fred Rapp, Professor and Chairman Department of
- Microbiology Pennsylvania State University Hershey, Pa.
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- If Rifkin could have prevented the invention of matches, I
- am sure he would have. Can you imagine his environmental-impact
- statement? We would be back to striking rocks together to light
- a fire.
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- Harry Harwood New York City
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- It is easy to fault Rifkin for his gadfly tactics and use
- of hyperbole, but he is not fighting on a level field.
- Frequently in opposition to him are powerful generals -- general
- indifference, General Electric and General Motors, as well as
- various generals in the Pentagon.
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- Robert Forman Toledo
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