So we have progressed to the point where we can move politicians around faster than light. I'm not sure I see the advantage. - Jack McDevitt

Throughout our long and sorry history it has been men who supposed themselves to be exemplars of integrity who have done all the damage. Every crusade, whether for decent literary standards or to cover women’s bodies or to free the holy land, had been launched, endorsed, and enthusiastically perpetrated by men of character.

Truth is slippery, not because it is difficult to grasp, but because we prefer our preconceptions, our beliefs, our myths.

We’re talking about something we all want very much to find. And that automatically makes Ed’s conclusions suspect.