Dia mengimbau prinsip sederhana  keledai pun tidak akan terus menabrak batu yang sama. Orang belajar dari kesalahan mereka. Tentu saja, pendekatan eksperimental ini tidak menutup kemungkinan terjadinya kesalahan. Sebaliknya: kesalahan merupakan bagian integral dari proses pembelajaran.Â
Sebuah "kebijakan ilmiah" di sisi lain, dapat memprediksi, mengontrol, mencegah - dengan kata lain: mengontrol. Tapi ini adalah ilusi yang terlalu percaya diri. Menolak hak orang untuk membuat kesalahan mereka sendiri dengan memaksa mereka menanggung kesalahan pembuat kebijakan hanya meningkatkan kemungkinan perilaku yang tidak bertanggung jawab. Tetapi keyakinan para ilmuwan telah kehilangan sedikit jika ada kekuatannya - sebagaimana dibuktikan oleh keyakinan  institusi dan teknokrat internasional atau bahkan global akhirnya dapat mengendalikan semuanya.
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