Indeed. People are here to help society. I agree with the AOL way of rewarding people.



That's all true.



They are, but what is your point with them then? It's clear you consider this to be a unsatisfactory thing. By stating that Mierin was never more than an obscure scientist, what are you implying about people who elude fame and accolades?



RJ said he didn't want people to think that she was turned against her will. That was the exact precursor to the question, which is why she was said to be ripe for the Shadow. Evil worked on everybody - it says so directly in the Guide, and that's what led to the Collapse.



You said she was self-serving even by Forsaken standards. I find that untrue. They are all equally morally depraved. Lanfear has nothing on any of them.



Me too, which is why I never claimed it.



No they don't. I'm involved in science and research. Everyone takes precautions for everything, but that still doesn't mean that you expect the entire world to be destroyed each time you conduct an experiment. The drilling must have been a huge shock to everyone.



So how do you decide what a reasonable scientific venture is? Should Nynaeve not have tried to Heal stilling, or should people have not tried to power ter'angreal.



Or men and women wanted a power they could both share and enjoy together. There's no reason to look at the negative side just because the results were poor.

'Hubristic science' is a vague term propagated by those who are unwilling to create logical boundaries for experimentation, who demand the most from science but expect it to work with nothing. It would be hypocritical if it came from a physicist, though I've never seen an indication from him that he considered the Drilling in this light. Sure, maybe BP did cause a massive ecological disaster, but the same critics don't care where their gasoline comes from, and are the first in line to burn down the Senate when their gas pumps are empty.