Scientific truth is marvelous, but moral truth is divine and whoever breathes its air and walks by its light has found the lost paradise.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Science is amazing, but morality brings spiritual fulfillment.
- In plain terms
- Morality is more fulfilling than science.
- What can you take from it?
- Value moral truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is true wisdom?
- How do you find meaning?
Another view
Science can provide meaning too.
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