Chapter 1 contains a quotation by author Norman Mailer from his book Of a Fire on the Moon. Mailer's point is that
A) quantum theory shows that the universe is infinitely deep and subtle.
B) physics professors are a bunch of crackpots.
C) with the help of science and technology, we are solving most of the world's social problems.
D) science is leading us toward a greater understanding of the important truths in life.
E) science and technology give us power over nature but our culture we don't know how to use that power.
E
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A) polymorphs. B) polygonal. C) tetrahedra. D) polymers.