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Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
— Ian · Jurassic Park
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
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An editorial interpretation.
The line turns a triumph into a warning. Being able to do something is treated as the easy part, and the harder question of whether to do it gets skipped in the excitement. 'Preoccupied' is the sharp word: the scientists were so absorbed in whether they could that the pause never came.
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