Question: Why did you pick Science over philosophy?

anon answered on 24 Jun 2010:

Babybel, I felt science and medicine were of more practical use to society than philosophy which seemed important to me.

If you were cynical you would say that everything you do in society contributes to it but my path is very obviously associated with ‘doing good’. Therefore I have chosen to do something that makes me look good in an obvious way so in fact I’m quite a vain and selfish person. There’s always a grain of truth in such comments and I think it’s important to be self-aware.

possibly summarised by this short poem by Piet Hein.

‘My faith in doctors is immense, just one thing spoils it, their pretence of authorised omniscience’