After all, that was a main purpose of science: to make things of all kinds happen sooner than they otherwise would.

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After all, that was a main purpose of science: to make things of all kinds happen sooner than they otherwise would. This is a lovely and sweet view of science and its relationship to life. Science is not about making things happen; it is about making things happen at the right time and the right place.

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