What is the aim of science? "What?" "Man's happiness. If sc… - Dmitri Bilenkin

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What is the aim of science?
"What?"
"Man's happiness. If science doesn't make men happier, what good is it? Knowledge is power, a weapon, and if the scientist doesn't care where it's aimed, what makes him different from a mercenary soldier?"

Dmitri Bilenkin

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Dmitri Bilenkin (September 21, 1933 – July 28, 1987), was a Soviet science fiction author.

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