From Peter Allan
Lawrence Krauss, commenting on the US presidential hopefuls, says “reason has to be the key basis of political decision-making” (5 January, p 45). While I acknowledge that every branch of science intrinsically requires reason as its primary platform, reason alone is not a satisfactory basis for management of a laboratory, let alone the government of a country. We have all known managers and politicians who base their hard decisions on “reason” driven by economic rationalism.
We expect those who manage our affairs to act with wisdom – which encompasses not only reason, but also adherence to moral/ethical standards.
Labrador, Queensland, Australia
