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- From: matt@physics2.berkeley.edu (Matt Austern)
- Newsgroups: sci.physics
- Subject: Re: "What's New" July-24-1992
- Date: 26 Jul 92 22:39:15
- Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (Theoretical Physics Group)
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- References: <92206.204426WTU@psuvm.psu.edu> <JMC.92Jul25123947@SAIL.Stanford.EDU>
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- In-reply-to: jmc@SAIL.Stanford.EDU's message of 26 Jul 92 12:42:13
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- In article <JMC.92Jul26124213@SAIL.Stanford.EDU> jmc@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (John McCarthy) writes:
-
- > Did I misread, or did the physicists oppose the Space Station, rather
- > than just say that, considered as science, it wasn't worth the money?
-
- My impression is that physicists are essentially unanimous in thinking
- that the space station is worthless when considered as a scientific
- project. There is no such consensus on whether or not it should be
- built, however---that depends on the individual's political views, and
- on whether he or she thinks that there are some valid reasons, other
- than science, for building it.
-
- Please be aware, of course, that my opinion may well be mistaken; the
- physics community is large and diverse, and I do not pretend to be
- able to speak for everyone.
- --
- Matthew Austern I dreamt I was being followed by a roving band of
- (510) 644-2618 of young Republicans, all wearing the same suit,
- matt@physics.berkeley.edu taunting me and shouting, "Politically correct
- austern@theorm.lbl.gov multiculturist scum!"... They were going to make
- austern@lbl.bitnet me kiss Jesse Helms's picture when I woke up.
-