Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place- science leads you to killing people.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stein contrasts religious virtues with science, claiming science leads to killing.
- In plain terms
- Love and empathy lead to good places but science leads to killing people.
- What can you take from it?
- Science without moral guidance can result in harm.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can science exist without moral frameworks?
- Is killing a result of science or humans?
Another view
The statement oversimplifies science as inherently lethal rather than a tool.
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