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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 
,May 8, 1977 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓PSA California Magazine
␈↓ ↓H␈↓5900 Wilshire Blvd.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Suite 300, Los Angeles CA 90036

␈↓ ↓H␈↓To the Editor:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        As␈αa␈αscientist␈αI␈αam␈αshocked␈αand␈αfrightened␈αby␈αthe␈αpoisonous␈αhatred␈αand␈αprejudice␈αtowards
␈↓ ↓H␈↓scientists␈αand␈αengineers␈αexpressed␈αin␈αOriana␈αFallaci's␈α"A␈αLittle␈αPiece␈αof␈αthe␈αMoon".␈α The␈α≡rst␈α
step
␈↓ ↓H␈↓in␈α
preparing␈α
a␈α
pogrom␈α
is␈α
to␈α
deny␈α
the␈α
humanity␈α
of␈α
the␈α
intended␈α
victims,␈α
and␈α
she␈α
does␈α
this␈α
very
␈↓ ↓H␈↓e≥ectively.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        The␈α⊂Apollo␈α∂program␈α⊂was␈α∂one␈α⊂of␈α⊂humanity's␈α∂greatest␈α⊂achievements,␈α∂and␈α⊂to␈α⊂call␈α∂everyone
␈↓ ↓H␈↓involved␈α
stupid␈α
is␈αan␈α
extreme␈α
exercise␈α
in␈αegotism.␈α
 Perhaps␈α
her␈α
contempt␈αfor␈α
the␈α
sciences␈αserves␈α
to
␈↓ ↓H␈↓excuse her being to lazy to learn about them.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Director
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science