-Don’t you see the danger, John, inherent in what you’re doing here? Genetic power’s the most awesome force the planet’s ever seen but you wield it like a kid that’s found his dad’s gun.
-It’s hardly appropriate to start hurling…
-If I may.
I’ll tell you the problem with the scientific power you’re using here. It didn’t require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done, and you took the next step. You didn’t earn the knowledge for yourselves so you don’t take any responsibility for it. You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could. Before you even knew what you had, you patented it, and packaged it and slapped it on a plastic lunch box, now you’re selling it.
Protoculture vs Aphid Moon – 5th Street
