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No Intelligent Supervisor, No Mystic Force, No Conscious Controlling Agency Swings The Molecules Into Place At The Right Time, Chooses The Appropriate Players, Closes The Links, Uncouples The Partners, Moves Them On. The Dance Of Life Is Spontaneous, Self-sustaining, And Self-creating.

I Think If We're Going To Send Messages To The Stars Then It Needs A Great Deal Of Thought That It's Something That Should Involve The Entire Not Only Scientific Community, But The Entire World Community. We Need To Think Very Carefully Indeed.

Mathematics Is Not Something That You Find Lying Around In Your Back Yard. It's Produced By The Human Mind. Yet If We Ask Where Mathematics Works Best, It Is In Areas Like Particle Physics And Astrophysics, Areas Of Fundamental Science That Are Very, Very Far Removed From Everyday Affairs.

Many Investigators Feel Uneasy Stating In Public That The Origin Of Life Is A Mystery, Even Though Behind Closed Doors They Admit They Are Baffled.

Perhaps The Best Motivation For Going To Mars Is Political. It Is Obvious That No Single Nation Currently Has Either The Will Or The Resources To Do It Alone, But A Consortium Of Nations And Space Agencies Could Achieve It Within 20 Years.