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• "Much of the joy of science is the joy of solid work done by skilled workers. Many of us are happy to spend our lives in collaborative efforts where to be reliable is more important than to be original. There is great satisfaction in building good tools for other people to use. We do not all have the talent or ambition to become prima donnas. The essential factor which keeps the scientific enterprise healthy is a shared respect for quality. Everybody can take pride in the quality of his own work, and we expect rough treatment from our colleagues whenever we produce something shoddy. The knowledge that quality counts makes even routine tasks rewarding." (查看原文)

  Joe Christmas 3赞 2020-03-18 02:58:52

• 许多对搜寻外星智能感兴趣的人居然开始相信一种我称为“哲学对话教义”（Philosophical Discourse Dogma）的教条，它被奉为圭桌，它认为宇宙中充满了参与到远程哲学中的生命群体。哲学对话教义认为下述真理是不言自明的： 1。宇宙中有大量的生命。 2。存在生命的行星之中，有可观比例的拥有智能物种。 3。有可观比例的智能物种会为了启示我们而传递信息。 如果这些陈述被接受，那么集中精力搜寻无线电信号并忽视其他寻找智能存在的证据的方式，就有意义了。但是对我来说，哲学对话教义远非不言自明的。现在既无证据证明也无证据反驳它。因为它可能是对的，所以我全心全意支持搜寻无线电信息；因为它可能是错的，所以我也支持寻找智能存在的其他证据，特别是无需那些我们想观察其活动的物种的合作的证据。 (查看原文)

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