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In article <1ct83dINNogs@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu> metzler@pablo.physics.lsa.umich.edu (Chris Metzler) writes:
>Bravo, Scott.  You have hit upon what I consider to be the core issue of
>supporting basic, pure scientific research.  I believe that in some sense,
>we must consider learning simply for learning's sake to be worthwhile.
>I work in theoretical cosmology -- specifically, the theory of large-scale
>strucutre -- which is probably one of the least practically useful fields
>of physics.  I believe that the justification for funding my research
>is a lot like the justification for being patrons of painters or poets.

I hope, then, that you will satisfied with a level of government funding
of science comparable to that received by painters and poets.  This means
either a massive increase in government support of the arts, a massive
decrease in government funding of pure scientific research, or something
in between.