Thursday, March 02, 2006

GIANTS OF SCIENCE

Scientists experiment and invent with the best of intent, but all too often what is an intent to augment the progress of humanity ends in a calamity and does more harm than good and doesn't do what it should.

Would that the Giants of Science could worry more and hurry less about progress to a higher plane and concentrate on reducing acid rains, controlling hurricanes, finding solutions to all pollutions, to starvation and privation plaguing African nations, corralling erratic climatic conditions, finding answers to killing cancers, heart disease and other fatal maladies.

Forget about the moon and Mars and stars and other unexplored Milkyways and chocolate bars, bigger cars and bizarre bazaars. The test tube boobs and midwest rubes are more concerned with ice cubes sloshing in their cokes, corny jokes and okey doakes than a cheap thrill abortion pill, guns that kill and a low cal kosher dil.

The bottom line: exploration's very fine, so are chicken soup and cherry wine. But for what it's worth, solve the problems down on Earth.

Astronauts ain't got to go to Jupiter just to prove who's stupider, the doubter in outer space or the human race that knows its place. In any case....

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