YOU SAID:
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they never stopped to wonder if they should.
INTO JAPANESE
あなたの科学者はできるだけ精神的に精通していました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Your scientists were as mentally knowledgeable as possible.
INTO JAPANESE
あなたの科学者は精神的に可能な限り精通していました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Your scientist was mentally as familiar as possible.
INTO JAPANESE
あなたの科学者は、精神的には可能な限り親しみがありました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Your scientist was mentally as familiar as possible.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.