Science will explain how but not why. It talks about what is, not what ought to be. Science is descriptive, not prescriptive; it can tell us about causes but it cannot tell us about purposes. Indeed, science disavows purposes.

  • -- Jonathan Sacks 乔纳森·萨克斯

科学将解释如何做,但不会解释为什么。它谈论的是什么,而不是应该是什么。科学是描述性的,而不是说明性的;它能告诉我们原因,但不能告诉我们目的。的确,科学否定目的。

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We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience.

我们不需要吃动物,穿动物,或使用动物作为娱乐目的,我们唯一的防御这些用途是我们的乐趣,娱乐和方便。

We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.

因此,我们不得不把船上的货物卸下来,用我们为这类目的准备的长绳子把货物空空如也地拉过瀑布。

Natural science, does not simply describe and explain nature; it is part of the interplay between nature and ourselves.

自然科学,不是简单地描述和解释自然;它是自然和我们之间相互作用的一部分。

I can explain that shot. Arnold moved his wallet to the other pocket.

我可以解释那个镜头。阿诺德把钱包挪到另一个口袋里。