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Old 10-18-2007, 12:59 PM   #1
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Old people are peculiar. And people are bigoted. Not news. I'm willing to forgive James Watson for his bigotry because of his contribution to science. Similar to Linus Pauling, who I think had some pretty crazy ideas towards the end of his life.
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Old 10-18-2007, 05:23 PM   #2
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Old people are peculiar. And people are bigoted. Not news. I'm willing to forgive James Watson for his bigotry because of his contribution to science. Similar to Linus Pauling, who I think had some pretty crazy ideas towards the end of his life.
I agree--it's not news. It's more sad than anything. A super-smart guy who's losing it in his old age.
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