If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits?

  • -- Carl Sagan 卡尔·萨根

如果我们渴望相信星星为我们升起和落下,相信我们是宇宙存在的原因,那么科学是否会让我们的自负受挫呢?

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I don't plan to write another science book, but I don't plan not to. I do enjoy writing histories, and taking subjects that are generally dull and trying to make them interesting.

我不打算再写一本科学书,但我也不打算不写。我确实喜欢写历史,喜欢那些通常枯燥无味的科目,并试图让它们变得有趣。

If I was going to play offense, I'd love to play running back. In high school I played quarterback and wide receiver, but I wouldn't mind running over some folks.

如果我要进攻,我喜欢打后卫。高中时我打四分卫和接球手,但我不介意撞到别人。

Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.

用代码行来衡量编程进度,就像用重量来衡量飞机建造进度一样。

Scientific theory is a contrived foothold in the chaos of living phenomena.

科学理论是人为地立足于混沌的生活现象。