Alchemists, magicians, and high priests from past ages are often looked at as having more in common with superstition, fantasy, and insanity than science. But modern science is conducted in similar ways. Pharmaceutical companies produce products derived from chemicals or plants that are no different than potions, philters, draughts, or cures for poison. Biotechnology companies likewise tamper with nature by mixing genes to create their own version of nature. The scientists, chemists, etc., involved in these productions are now called experts and given authority as part of a priestly class that is never to be questioned.
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