Expresses concerns about a trend the author labels "The Call to Prophecy," which involves scientists increasingly making predictions about the future and using their authority to promote those predictions as likely truth. The author cites a Life magazine article titled, "The New Man, What Will He Be Like?" as a prime example of this trend. This Life article makes predictions about the future of biological science, suggesting that scientists may soon be able to culture whole organs and even create complete human beings. The author takes issue with these predictions, arguing that while they may contain some "phrases of caution," they largely present these speculative ideas to the public as inevitable outcomes, implying that scientific progress will make spiritual, religious, and ethical values obsolete.