If the best minds were in charge of designing a bridge, I would expect the bridge to hold up well even in a storm. If the best minds were in charge of designing an airplane, I would expect it to fly reliably. But if the best minds were in charge of something no one really knows how to do, I would be ready for a failure, albeit a failure with superb academic credentials.
Terry Coxon
All I'm getting out of this is that the quoted fails to understand the ability of great minds. Is there a context I'm missing?
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