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TECHNOLOGY AND IDEOLOGY


	Why aren't political decisions made with the same objectivity
as engineering decisions? 

	Marxists  used  to  say that  Marxism  provides  a basis  for
objective  political  decisions, and  some  of  them  still  say  it.
Christian  fundamentalists and  Mohammedan  fundamentalists say  that
their sacred books provide the a sure guide for these decisions. 

	The  most  common answer  among  Westerners, whether  they be
intellectuals,  academics,  or  politicians  is  that   there  is  an
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