Rolf_Nelson2 comments on LA-602 vs. RHIC Review - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Rolf_Nelson2 19 June 2008 01:21:40PM 0 points [-]

Wilczek was asked to serve on the committee "to pay the wages of his sin, since he's the one that started all this with his letter."

Moral: if you're a practicing scientist, don't admit the possibility of risk, or you will be punished. (No, this isn't something I've drawn from this case study alone; this is also evident from other case studies, NASA being the most egregious.)