Multiple Choice
Chapter 1 contains a quotation by author Norman Mailer from his book Of a Fire on the Moon. Mailer's point is that
A) quantum theory shows that the universe is infinitely deep and subtle.
B) physics professors are a bunch of crackpots.
C) science is leading us toward a greater understanding of the important truths in life.
D) with the help of science and technology, we are solving most of the world's social problems.
E) science and technology give us power over nature but our culture we don't know how to use that power.
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