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To: elmatador who wrote (39959)	10/22/2003 3:33:22 PM
From: Seeker of Truth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hello ElMatador, You appear to have changed the topic. Originally you posed the question "What if we have more science than we need?" Your subsequent elaboration of this suggested that you included engineers' applied technology in this, not only pure science. Also the obstacles to the use of technology sounded quite familiar in the setting of a developed country. Now you have changed the topic to "Does a developing country gain by spending money on pure science?" Now certainly, topics are not holy; you have a perfect right to change the topic. The question of what should a poor country do in order to get rich is a tremendously important topic. If we could figure that out correctly we could and should advise governments and even invest ourselves in developing countries which are emphasizing the right things. Unfortunately I haven't any clues about how to promote development most efficiently. There are lots of obviously good things to do but how to rank them by priority is the crux of the matter. Anyway I do note in passing that one lately sees perfectly respectable papers on pure science which originate in China. But this sample of one country doesn't prove much.