Ignorance Is Never Better Than Knowledge

When Asked What He Meant By A Miracle: Oh, Anything With A Probability Of Less Than 20%.

Ignorance Is Never Better Than Knowledge

Where Is Everybody? Humans Could Theoretically Colonize The Galaxy In A Million Years Or So, And If They Could, Astronauts From Older Civilizations Could Do The Same. So Why Haven't They Come To Earth?

The Fact That No Limits Exist To The Destructiveness Of This Weapon [the 'super', I.e. The Hydrogen Bomb] Makes Its Very Existence And The Knowledge Of Its Construction A Danger To Humanity As A Whole. It Is Necessarily An Evil Thing Considered In Any Light. For These Reasons, We Believe It Important For The President Of The United States To Tell The American Public And The World What We Think Is Wrong On Fundamental Ethical Principles To Initiate The Development Of Such A Weapon.

One Might Be Led To Question Whether The Scientists Acted Wisely In Presenting The Statesmen Of The World With This Appalling Problem. Actually There Was No Choice. Once Basic Knowledge Is Acquired, Any Attempt At Preventing Its Fruition Would Be As Futile As Hoping To Stop The Earth From Revolving Around The Sun.