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To: donpat who wrote (9)9/28/2015 9:41:23 PM
From: arvitar  Read Replies (1) of 16
 
Of course, Einstein never made a contribution that saved human lives. He famously nudged the American government into focusing its resources into making a nuclear bomb, which they likely would never have done otherwise. That ultimately led to the dropping of two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed 130,000 civilians. Had the Cold War taken a slightly different turn, he could have been responsible for the wiping out of the planet.

Pasteur made academic discoveries, none of which were practical. Those who made the first vaccines and antibiotics widely available to the public weren't the basic scientists who made basic discoveries. They invented methods to mass produce these things reliably, relied on patents, raised money from investors, and did so for the money. The same can be said for every commercial drug that has ever served the public.

I think you're putting out "troll bait" with these types of statements.
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