it is the chief characteristic of the religion of science that it works, - Isaac Asimov

I believe that every human being with a physically normal brain can learn a great deal and can be surprisingly intellectual. I believe that what we badly need is social approval of learning and social rewards for learning.
We can all be members of the intellectual elite and then, and only then, will a phrase like "America's right to know" and, indeed, any true concept of democracy, have any meaning.

Por ello, en el 351 a.C., Demóstenes pronunció un importante discurso sobre el peligro macedonio. Fue la "Primera Filípica", por el hombre contra el cual iba dirigida, y desde entonces la palabra filípica ha sido usada para aludir a todo discurso pronunciado, directa y violentamente, contra un individuo determinado

The true discovery of America by mankind came when those first hunting bands crossed over from Siberia 25,000 years ago. This, however, never seems to count. When people speak of the "discovery of America" they invariably mean its discovery by Europeans.