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This is news, not science. The science will come after. If Linus Torvalds makes a bold prediction about Linux, it carries more weight. Likewise here.
by nwienert 8y ago
This is news, not science. The science will come after.
If Linus Torvalds makes a bold prediction about Linux, it carries more weight. Likewise here.
- apo 8y agoThe creator of a work has unique rights over that work. There are literally authorities on created works. They are the "authors." I think what Sagan is getting at is that no such relationship between scientists and science exists. Although the author of a scientific paper can be an authority on it, that authority doesn't extend to the subject of the paper.