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gfish ([personal profile] gfish) wrote2003-05-08 08:39 pm

James Watson

I just got back from the James Watson reading. Except he didn't actually read from anything. Some quotes:

On the state of public views of science:
I'm only scared of two things: getting Alzheimer's and the religious right.

Someone should be telling kids in high school that it's okay not to believe in god.

On possible problems with biotech:
There are some people who, if we could clone people, I wouldn't want cloned.

Sure, genetically modified substances should be tested. But so should all those herbal supplements they sell.