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Letter: Letters: Hubble and God

Published 5 October 1991

From RONALD STOTT

The Hubble telescope was to have been the crowning achievement of the
20th century’s most brilliant technicians. It is inconceivable that they
were responsible for the faults that became apparent after its launch. For
those there can be only one explanation: divine sabotage, perfectly concealed
by retrospective adjustments to the memories and records of the manufacturers.

But what was the motive? Again this is clear. Data from a fully performing
Hubble would have revealed the secret of the Universe.

Obviously this could not be allowed.

Ronald Stott Kooyong, Victoria Australia

Issue no. 1789 published 5 October 1991

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