Man has to awaken to wonder - and so perhaps do peoples. Science is a way of sending him to sleep again. (p. 5e)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wonder wakes humans up but science can make them complacent.
- In plain terms
- Science might stop us from feeling wonder about the world.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep wonder alive even while studying science.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does science kill wonder?
- How do you stay awake to wonder?
Another view
Science often deepens wonder rather than diminishing it.
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