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4 Sep 2024 15:19:07 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Not a geek  
From: Invisible
Date: 11 May 2010 08:51:52
Message: <4be952e8$1@news.povray.org>
>> Strangely enough, Einstein himself had a kind of "pop star" status at
>> his time. Science was considered sort of "sexy" back then.
> 
> Why can't we get back to putting people who actually contribute to the 
> better understanding of the world around us back on the pedestal instead 
> of placing vacuous celebrities and sports stars on a pedestal?

There's more of the latter?

They're cheaper to have around?

It's easier for the general public to comprehend a man kicking a hollow 
lump of cow hide than the concept that time and space are subjective?


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