Cummings came away more convinced than ever that it was scientists doing fundamental research who held the key to the future, not politicians.
But it's "Sweet Gospel Music" that reveals the shortcomings of his design, involving as it does a fundamental misapprehension about gospel music, which is rarely the sweet, peaceful thing he eulogises here, but the kind of raging emotional torrent he seems unable to access.
One participant summarised: " Sometimes people who do fundamental research, it is good, they have ideas, but eventually, they have no idea about what is a patient, or the same difficulties [we encounter as clinicians].
" (Clinician-research, university hospital, 16 years of experience in cancer research) " Sometimes people who do fundamental research, it is good, they have ideas, but eventually, they have no idea about what is a patient, or the same difficulties [we encounter as clinicians].
"As an analyst, we can do fundamental analysis of companies, but as an analyst, it's hard to do fundamental analysis of market sentiment".
It does not imply fundamental disagreement; quite the contrary.
"But as such, it does not replace fundamental questions in the management of the economy".
It does deny citizens fundamental rights of free speech and religious expression.
So "Sticky Fingers" tries too hard, but it does have a fundamental good-naturedness that comes through.
It does require a fundamental rethink of what your corporation is for, and what you — as corporate manager — are for.
