The Big Bang is “not proven fact; it is opinion,” Mr. Deutsch wrote, adding, “It is not NASA’s place, nor should it be to make a declaration such as this about the existence of the universe that discounts intelligent design by a creator.“
Quick question: Does bureaucracy exist to protect its members from the stupid actions of their colleagues, or does it exist to buffer the source of directives from the consequences of enacting them?
Just asking.
Who is responsible for the System being stupid, in other words?
I’d say we are.
For once, this story has a delightfully happy ending: the stooge fudged his resume, a blogger found out about it, and the 24-year old political appointee resigned.
I’m assuming that’s a quick rhetorical question, but a really, really good book that would answer that is called Moral Mazes. Aqui.