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If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate te

If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes about 40 years for mainstream science to come around. Gaia has been going for only 30 years or so. – James Lovelock

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Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number of scientists was a tiny proportion of what it is now. – James Lovelock

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The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power. – James Lovelock

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I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science. – Stephen Hawking

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I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science. – Joseph Rotblat

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