It is quite futile to argue that man is small compared to the cosmos; for man was always small compared to the nearest tree.

  • -- G. K. Chesterton 特顿

认为人类与宇宙相比渺小是毫无意义的;因为与最近的树相比,人类总是很小。

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Traditional academic science describes human beings as highly developed animals and biological thinking machines. We appear to be Newtonian objects made of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, and organs.

传统的学术科学把人类描述为高度发达的动物和生物思维机器。我们似乎是由原子、分子、细胞、组织和器官组成的牛顿物体。

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

我们只是在一颗普通恒星的小行星上生活的猴子的高级品种。但是我们可以理解宇宙。这让我们变得很特别。