Most thoughtful scientists are deeply worried about having their discoveries turned into weapons of war. They fear that they will be cast as the real villains of a World War III. This fear is well founded. Last week an anonymous* article in the Christian Century blasted the scientists as "modern mercenaries" who will serve any master, however evil, that helps them in their research.
"Scientists," writes "One of Them," "are the mercenaries of modern warfare. Almost wholly devoid of humanitarian impulses, they consider their cold and analytical search for scientific knowledge more important than any current affairs of mere mortals. If a...
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