Despite the urge not to, please compare the following two quotations:- All things whatsoever observe a mutual order; and this the form that maketh the universe like unto God. Herein the exalted creatures trace the impress of the Eternal Worth, which is the goal whereto was made the norm...
- ...even more purposeless, more void of meaning, is the world which Science presents for our belief...Brief and powerless is Man's life; on him and all his race the slow, sure doom falls pitiless and dark.
The second quote from Bertrand Russell's "Mysticism and Logic" illustrates the ice cold heartless perspective of science on the place of life in the universe. Humans are accidents. Nothing has purpose. No grand conscious force even exists to be indifferent.
At this point, you're probably thinking hey, what the hell are you doing reading Dante and Russell. I answer, Ha! I'm not! I just paraphrased the introduction of EA Burtt's "Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science." You guys fall for that trick every time. Unless of course, you stopped reading a few paragraphs ago.
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2 comments:
Did you know that Bertrand Russell had his heart replaced with a second brain? Pretty sure.
I was at the doctors the other day, and he asked what to put down for my religion. I think it was the first time I simply said "atheist". I'm pretty comfortable with that now. Grace isn't. She's has more of a Dostoevsky mind-set. I'm more of a Bertrand man.
The cartoon are great. If you haven't been, you should check out xkcd.com, you might dig it.
I'll make this blog a regular stop.
i checked out xkcd.com
s'pretty good.
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