I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground.

The only goal of science is the honour of the human spirit, and a question in number theory is worth a question concerning the system of the world.

What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.

Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma.

Originally, in the early eighties, the drug hypothesis was among the first which occurred to scientists.

Of course, there are diseases of which people die.

They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.