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blogs > andrew > comment > south-african-telescope
Fri, 11 Nov 2005
Inspiration is everything
In an article about the new Southern African Large Telescope, BBC News points out that opposition politicians in .za have complained that the $10 million that the government invested in the facility could have been better spent.
I liked the rebuttal from South Africa’s Minister of Science:
“It helps to invest in science because those countries that have done so have been able to get out of poverty much more quickly. Of course we should help those people who are in poverty but in the long term it is better to train people and inspire them to look after themselves.”
There are no right answers in this world. Only choices. But without dreams and inspiration there’s not much for us. The article goes on to quote the enthusiasm from one local principal:
“The children at the school are going to visit the telescope next month and I expect that it will inspire them for a long time to come”, says Pelican Park head teacher, Logi Kismagani. “Even if the kids come back to classrooms without furniture the seed of knowledge will have been sown in them.”
Hear, hear.
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