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Bernard: Oh, youre going to zap me with penicillin and pesticides. Spare me that and Ill spare you the bomb and aerosols. But dont confuse progress with perfectibility. A great poet is always timely. A great philosopher is an urgent need. Theres no rush for Isaac Newton. We were quite happy with Aristotles cosmos. Personally, I preferred it. Fifty-five crystal spheres geared to Gods crankshaft is my idea of a satisfying universe. I cant think of anything more trivial than the speed of light. Quarks, quasarsbig bangs, black holeswho [cares]? How did you people con us out of all that status? All that money? And why are you so pleased with yourselves?
Chloe: Are you against penicillin, Bernard?
Bernard: Dont feed the animals.
Chloe: Are you against penicillin, Bernard?
Bernard: Dont feed the animals.
In the play, Acadia (1993), Act 2, Scene 5, 61.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
