,PSEUDO-,SCI5TIFIC ,AB]RATIONS 

#aibe 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A 

,TEXT 3 

,ACCORD+ TO ! ,FRANCO-,RUSSIAN SOCIALI/1 ,FR$]IC ,/ACKELB]G1 :O IS WELL-KN[N NOT ONLY = HIS POLITICAL ACTIVITY BUT = HIS VALUABLE WORK 9 POPUL>IZ+ A/RONOMY3 

'SOCIALISM IS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! BIOLOGICAL MONISM"9 ( ! >TS & SCI5CES ( ! #a#i? C5TURY & ! A/RONOMICAL MONISM ( ! ,R5AISSANCE1 CONFIRM$ BY REC5T A/RONOMICAL DISCOV]IES4' 7,LE ,SEMEUR DE ,NORM&IE1 #b#e? ,OCTOB]74 

,9 ORD9>Y VULG> LANGUAGE ?IS MEANS ?AT IF REC5T DISCOV]IES W]E TO GIVE RISE TO BIOLOGICAL !ORIES ?AT DIFF] FROM ! DOM9ANT !ORIES ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 & IF A/RONOMICAL RESE>* W]E TO %[ ?AT ! />S W]E COMPOS$ ( MATT] DIFF]5T FROM \R [N PLANET'S1 !RE W\LD BE NO PO9T 9 SOCIALISM EXI/+ & SOCIALI/S W\LD BE WRONG6 

,N[ ,/ACKELB]G IS NOT JU/ AN A/RONOM] :O LIVES ) HIS HEAD 9 ! CL\DS & ! K9D ( SNOB-SOCIALI/ :O TALKS AB\T SOCIALISM )\T KN[+ :AT IT REALLY MEANS4 ,HE IS1 OR WAS1 A MILITANT SOCIALI/ 7:O AT ONE TIME FLIRT$ ) AN>*ISM74 ,HE MADE HIS CONTRIBUTION TO ! /RUGGLE = HUMAN LIB]ATION & /ILL HAS A PASSIONATE 9T]E/ 9 SOCIAL QUE/IONS4 ,9 PO9T ( FACT1 9 ! SAME >TICLE FROM :I* WE HAVE DRAWN ?AT BEWILD]+ DEF9ITION ( SOCIALISM WE ALSO F9D ?AT3 

',! PROGRAM1 ! IMM$IATE AIM ( SCI5TIFIC ,SOCIALISM & ,COMMUNISM IS3 

,! COMMON [N]%IP ( ! L& & ALL MEANS ( PRODUCTION2 

,! EMANCIPATION ( WOM5 9 T]MS ( CIVIL1 POLITICAL & ECONOMIC EQUALITY1 ) M51 :I* WILL PUT AN 5D TO ! OLD MORAL CODE ( \R ANCE/ORS2 

,! REPLACEM5T ( ! RULE ( MAN OV] MAN BY ! WORLDWIDE ADM9I/RATION ( PRODUCTION BAS$ ON EQUIVAL5CE ( LABOR4' 

,SO F> SO GOOD4 ,BUT :AT DOES A/RONOMY HAVE TO DO ) IT86 

,WE W\LD NOT HAVE RAIS$ ! MATT] IF IT HAD SIMPLY BE5 SOME ISOLAT$ EXAMPLE ( ACADEMICS :O1 TORM5T$ BY ! NE$ TO SE>* 
= A UNIV]SAL =MULA ?AT W\LD EXPLA9 EV]Y?+ ?AT ! S5SES P]CEIVE1 ?AT ?\<T CONCEIVES & ?AT LIFE ACTUALLY DOES1 ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE DRAWN 9TO MAK+ RA% /ATEM5TS & GROTESQUE JUDGM5TS4 

,BUT UN=TUNATELY ! HABIT IS WIDESPREAD1 P]HAPS ESPECIALLY 9 \R MILIEAU4 

,\R DESK IS LITT]$ ) ! WRIT+S ( GOOD COMRADES :O FEEL ! NE$ TO GIVE !IR AN>*ISM A 'SCI5TIFIC BASE' & :O CONSEQU5TLY FALL 9TO ! SORT ( TRAPS :I* W\LD SEEM RIDICUL\S W]E !Y NOT R5D]$ PA!TIC BY ! OBVI\S EF=TS !Y HAVE MADE 9 ! S9C]E BELIEF ?AT !Y >E FUR!R+ !IR CAUSE4 ,& MO/ PA!TIC ( ALL >E ! MANY :O MAKE EXCUSES = NOT DO+ BETT] 444 BECAUSE !Y HAV5'T HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE !IR /UDIES4 

,BUT :Y GET BOGG$ D[N 9 ?+S ONE DOESN'T KN[ AB\T1 9/EAD ( MAK+ S\ND PROPAG&A BAS$ ON HUMAN NE$S & ASPIRATIONS8 

,CLE>LY IT ISN'T NECESS>Y TO BE A LE>N$ S*OL> TO BE A GOOD & USEFUL AN>*I/4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 BE+ A S*OL> CAN SOMETIMES BE A POSITIVE H9DRANCE4 ,BUT TO TALK AB\T SCI5CE IT W\LD P]HAPS BE ADVISABLE TO KN[ A LITTLE AB\T IT6 

,& LET NO ONE ACCUSE US1 AS A COMRADE DID REC5TLY1 ( HAV+ SCANT RESPECT = SCI5CE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 WE KN[ :AT BEAUTY1 GREATNESS & P[] !RE IS 9 SCI5CE4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ! P>T IT PLAYS 9 ! LIB]ATION ( ?\<T & 9 ! TRIUMPH ( HUMANK9D OV] ! HO/ILE =CES ( NATURE1 & WE !RE=E HOPE ?AT WE & ALL COMRADES WILL BE ABLE TO =M A CLE> & COH]5T IDEA AB\T ,SCI5CE & DEEP5 \R UND]/&+ ( IT 9 AT LEA/ ONE ( ITS 9NUM]ABLE BRAN*ES4 

,\R PROGRAM DOES NOT ONLY 9CLUDE BREAD = ALL1 BUT ALSO SCI5CE = ALL4 ,BUT IT SEEMS TO US ?AT 9 ORD] TO SPEAK AT ALL USEFULLY AB\T SCI5CE WE FIR/ NE$ TO CL>IFY :AT ITS AIMS & ITS FUNCTIONS >E4 

,LIKE BREAD1 SCI5CE IS NOT A FREE GIFT ( ,NATURE4 ,IT MU/ BE CONQU]$ BY /RUGGLE4 ,& WE >E FI<T+ TO CREATE ! CONDITIONS :I* GIVE TO ALL ! POSSIBILITIES ( JO9+ 9 ! /RUGGLE4 

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