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by arisAlexis 209 days ago
According to Clarke's First Law, "When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong."
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With all due respect to Arthur C. Clarke, I think science education is the only thing standing between us and even bigger scams and absolute chaos in the streets.

What is understood by a scientist isn't so far ahead from what the layperson understands these days compared to when Clarke wrote that.