A Thesis on the Integrity of Human Charity by Clifford J. Willey PhD.

[CoconutCommander]

You know what else the neandethals didn't have that we do? Abortion, weapons of mass destruction, child pornography, Seth Green, AIDs and mass genocides. Look at where not having these thing got them...

As for Galileo and other nonprofit scientists being selfless is a matter of perspective. Perhaps Galileo wanted fame or noteriety or he hated the church. Perhaps Galileo did not want to feel the guilt of just letting things be. Not dealing with guilt can be a benifit, not a very good motive to you or me, but perhaps it was enough for Galileo. Another matter of perspective are these "psuedoscientists". I am sure they believe nothing of what they teach and are trying to turn a quick buck, spreading their ideas to as many as they can in hopes of nuturing pain and false hope. You know who else thought like that? The church about Galileo.

We as a civilization have evolved enough that we can place the welfare of our species into the care of an entity called Government. It is Government's duty to ensure the longterm survival, so that we are left not caring about matters beyond us, but rather with matters that deal directly with us. I got in a fight at work. Should the goevernment care about that? No. War in Libya. Should I care about that? No. That's the way it should be.