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A Discussion Between Haldane And A Friend Began To Take A Predictable Turn. The Friend Said With A Sigh, 'it's No Use Going On. I Know What You Will Say Next, And I Know What You Will Do Next.' The Distinguished Scientist Promptly Sat Down On The Floor, Turned Two Back Somersaults, And Returned To His Seat. 'there,' He Said With A Smile. 'that's To Prove That You're Not Always Right.'

Science Affects The Average Man And Woman In Two Ways Already. He Or She Benefits By Its Application Driving A Motor-car Or Omnibus Instead Of A Horse-drawn Vehicle, Being Treated For Disease By A Doctor Or Surgeon Rather Than A Witch, And Being Killed With An Automatic Pistol Or Shell In Place Of A Dagger Or A Battle-axe.

There Are 400,000 Species Of Beetles On This Planet, But Only 8,000 Species Of Mammals.

Blake Expressed Some Doubt As To Whether God Had Made The Tiger. But The Tiger Is In Many Ways An Admirable Animal. We Have Now To Ask Whether God Made The Tapeworm. And It Is Questionable Whether An Affirmative Answer Fits In Either With What We Know About The Process Of Evolution Or What Many Of Us Believe About The Moral Perfection Of God.

I Think, However, That So Long As Our Present Economic And National Systems Continue, Scientific Research Has Little To Fear.