The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea for a better one; the essence of theology is that it holds its truths to be eternal and immutable.

  • -- H. L. Mencken 门肯

科学的本质是,它总是愿意为了一个更好的想法而放弃一个既定的想法;神学的本质在于它认为自己的真理是永恒不变的。

相关名言

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention.

我认为,对儿童最好的服务是最接近儿童的服务,那些受到忽视、虐待或遗弃的儿童也不应成为官僚主义的受害者。他们值得我们全神贯注,而不是分散注意力。

You must be ready to give up everything, not only material attachments but also human attachments - father, mother, wife, children - everything that you have. But the one thing which you have to abandon unconditionally is your self.

你必须准备好放弃一切,不仅是物质上的依恋,还有人的依恋——父亲、母亲、妻子、孩子——你所拥有的一切。但是有一件事你必须无条件地放弃,那就是你的自我。

Something but not nothing because nothing is an infinite possibility.

有但不是没有,因为没有是无限可能的。

We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.

我们是宇宙认识自身的一种方式。