It is the sense of mystery that, in my opinion, drives the true scientist; the same force, blindly seeing, deafly hearing, unconsciously remembering, that drives the larva into the butterfly. If he has not experienced, at least a few times in his life, this cold shudder down his spine, this confrontation with an immense, invisible face whose breath moves him to tears, he is not a scientist. The blacker the night, the brighter the light. Erwin Chargaff
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In the past, scientists used to be ignorant of what they were doing. In fact, scientists used to be irritating people who thought that they were better than everyone else. They had a bad reputation of being arrogant and condescending. It was not until the late 1800s that science became a respectable field.

One of the reasons why scientists used to be hated by the world was because they were so silent about their discoveries and did not tell anybody about them. They were afraid that they will be ridiculed or even killed if they share their findings with others. However, today, scientists are often respected people who are looked up to for their honest efforts in helping mankind step forward into a better future.

In this world, where we are constantly listening to science and technology news, science is now seen as something that is positive in nature.

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