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Politicians generally decide where weapons are deployed. The potential for them to exist isn't up to the physicists they are merely reporting accurately the sta
by willcipriano 3y ago
Politicians generally decide where weapons are deployed. The potential for them to exist isn't up to the physicists they are merely reporting accurately the state of the natural world.
I can't find the quote but Eisenhower reportly met with a physicist after the bombing of Japan who was upset with his role in it and said something to the effect of "get this whiny guy out of here, I'm the one who gave the order".
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoYou seem to think somehow Psychologist have a lot of control over their results, and blame them for 'doing things'. But for physics, well, they are just un-earthing facts and its those politicians that pull the trigger. More false dichotomy. When anybody else (physicist) does something, its just benign, "I'm just doing science. WUT, nuclear weapons, cloning, bio-weapons. Not me". When a psychologist does something, "they are trying to control us. they are forcing us to do things against our will".
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- Xcelerate 3y agoI think it was Oppenheimer. It’s a bit of an arrogant statement on Eisenhower’s part if true. History is more likely to remember Oppenheimer’s contributions than some random politician of one of hundreds of countries throughout history.
- willcipriano 3y agoIt's not arrogance it's leadership. He is saying any blood is on his hands, he's taking responsibility. I'd demand the same from anyone trusted to order the use of these weapons.