I was just reminded of something I read in the exchange between Einstein and Born; I tried to figure out how to quote it all without loosing context or making a

I was just reminded of something I read in the exchange between Einstein and Born; I tried to figure out how to quote it all without loosing context or making a mess, but failed. It's at http://archive.org/stream/TheBornEinsteinLetters/Born-TheBornEinsteinLetters_djvu.txt http://archive.org/stream/TheBornEinsteinLetters/Born-TheBor... , search for "I enclose the text of my letter to the Reporter". Which in turn, now reminds me of Bob Dylan's "Masters of War": You’ve thrown the worst fear That can ever be hurled Fear to bring children Into the world Which maybe isn't even that much of a stretch. It stinks that things that should be purely a celebration, namely to bring new life or new knowledge into the world, are not as clear cut, but I'd never blame the people who are having such second thoughts. If we can't create and sustain an environment where thought can flow and grow freely, then we shouldn't be surprised when we reap mostly commercial mediocrity.