The scientist is not responsible for the laws of nature. It is his job to find out how these laws operate. It is the scientist’s job to find the ways in which these laws can serve the human will. However, it is not the scientist’s job to determine whether a hydrogen bomb should be constructed, whether it should be used, or how it should be used. This responsibility rests with the American people and with their chosen representatives.
Edward TellerTags: science politics progress humanity people nature responsibility laws-of-nature american job scientist atomic-bomb nuke hydrogen-bomb nuclear-energy representatives
Man is a product of nature, a part of the Universe. The Universe is operated under exact natural laws. Man is a product of millions of years of evolution. He adapts himself to the laws of nature or he perishes.
James Hervey JohnsonTags: science man biology humanity nature universe struggle evolution naturalism materialism laws-of-nature adaptation laws natural-laws
The cause-effect sequences in our brains are just as determining, just as inescapable, as anywhere else in Nature.
Corliss LamontTags: science determinism nature will laws-of-nature neuroscience brains cause-and-effect lack-of-free-will causally-determined no-free-will
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