 Why did Houlihan consider his work to the advantage of humankind?
A one-time Air Force officer, he has turned to fantasy in his lighter moments, to bring us such brightly sparkling little gems as this. houlihan's equation by ... But its small, mischievous pilots had a rendezvous with destiny—on Earth. And all this talk of coefficients and equations sits strangely, you might say, upon the tongue of a man named Kevin Francis Houlihan. "And mine's Houlihan, as I've told you. "Mr. Houlihan," said Keech, drawing a kind of peppered dignity up about himself, "in such matters I am never fully convinced.
 He thinks that sabatoging the little people will be better for the goals of humans
 He has furthered the goals of the little people, and not just the humans, making Earth a better place  He thought taking advantage of the little people's project to further his own goals was in line with human ideals  He thinks that sabatoging the little people will be better for the goals of humans  He thought human goals of scientific advancement could not be completed without his work