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In 1492 Columbus Knew Less About The Far Atlantic Than We Do About The Heavens, Yet He Chose Not To Sail With A Flotilla Of Less Than Three Ships. . . . So It Is With Interplanetary Exploration: It Must Be Done On The Grand Scale.

In This Age Of Space Flight, When We Use The Modern Tools Of Science To Advance Into New Regions Of Human Activity, The Bible... Remains In Every Way An Up-to-date Book. Our Knowledge And Use Of The Laws Of Nature That Enable Us To Fly To The Moon Also Enable Us To Destroy Our Home Planet With The Atom Bomb. Science Itself Does Not Address The Question Whether We Should Use The Power At Our Disposal For Good Or For Evil. The Guidelines Of What We Ought To Do Are Furnished In The Moral Law Of God.

Nature Does Not Know Extinction; All It Knows Is Transformation. ... Everything Science Has Taught Me-and Continues To Teach Me-strengthens My Belief In The Continuity Of Our Spiritual Existence After Death. Nothing Disappears Without A Trace.

Science And Religion Are Not Antagonists. On The Contrary, They Are Sisters. While Science Tries To Learn More About The Creation, Religion Tries To Better Understand The Creator. While Through Science Man Tries To Harness The Forces Of Nature Around Him, Through Religion He Tries To Harness The Force Of Nature Within Him.

The First Men Who Set Out For Mars Had Better Make Sure They Leave Everything At Home In Apple-pie Order. They Won't Get Back To Earth For More Than Two And A Half Years. The Difficulties Of A Trip To Mars Are Formidable. . . . What Curious Information Will These First Explorers Carry Back From Mars? Nobody Knows-and Its Extremely Doubtful That Anyone Now Living Will Ever Know. All That Can Be Said With Certainty Today Is This: The Trip Will Be Made, And Will Be Made . . . Someday.