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There is a small chance &mdash; and it's a possibility though &mdash; that you might reveal to me some marvelous new sex technique, [Laughter] and I would then feel a moral duty [Laughter] to pass it onto the rest of humanity, so that everyone could get the benefit of it. So, I'd have to put a proviso in that promise, you know? If it's just details about who wants this, and who's angry at whom, and things like that &mdash; soap opera &mdash; that I can keep private for you, but something that humanity could tremendously benefit from knowing, I mustn't withhold. You see, the purpose of science and technology is to develop useful information for humanity to help people live their lives better. If we promise to withhold that information &mdash; if we keep it secret &mdash; then we are betraying the mission of our field. And this, I decided I shouldn't do.