If We Knew We Were Not Alone

Although The Elusive 'cure' May Be A Distant Dream, Understanding The True Nature Of Cancer Will Enable It To Be Better Controlled And Less Menacing.

You've Got To Get Away From The Idea Cancer Is A Disease To Be Cured. It's Not A Disease Really. The Cancer Cell Is Your Own Body, Your Own Cells, Just Misbehaving And Going A Bit Wrong, And You Don't Have To Cure Cancer. You Don't Have To Get Rid Of All Those Cells. Most People Have Cancer Cells Swirling Around Inside Them All The Time And Mostly They Don't Do Any Harm, So What We Want To Do Is Prevent The Cancer From Gaining Control. We Just Want To Keep It In Check For Long Enough That People Die Of Something Else.

In Science, A Healthy Skepticism Is A Professional Necessity, Whereas In Religion, Having Belief Without Evidence Is Regarded As A Virtue.

Many Investigators Feel Uneasy Stating In Public That The Origin Of Life Is A Mystery, Even Though Behind Closed Doors They Admit They Are Baffled.

When I Was A Student, The Laws Of Physics Were Regarded As Completely Off Limits. The Job Of The Scientist, We Were Told, Is To Discover The Laws And Apply Them, Not Inquire Into Their Provenance.