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andru235 humanity stands before a busy street. we could stay where we are, or we could go elsewhere. science says, "hey, lets cross the road"

"its a busy intersection," i say, "be sure you look both ways."

"ok," says the scientist. he looks up, he looks down. "all clear!"

"um...you didn't look" i say

"yeah i did." says scientist

i suggest another look, perhaps scientist looked in the wrong place for the wrong thing? oh, how dare i suggest that.

"what do you know, punk?" asks the scientist. "come on people, lets cross the street. i looked at the galaxy and the microcosm when that fool said look both ways. hah! what a load of rubbish."

the people have faith in the scientist, but they didn't look for oncoming traffic and 99% of them are scattered to oblivion by an impact with a neutral vehicle that bombards them.

[it didn't have to be that way]
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