“To this day, we see all around us the Promethean drive to omnipotence through technology and to omniscience through science. The effecting of all things possible and the knowledge of all causes are the respective primary imperatives of technology and of science. But the motivating imperative of society continues to be the very different one of its physical and spiritual survival. It is now far less obvious than it was in Francis Bacon's world how to bring the three imperatives into harmony, and how to bring all three together to bear on problems where they superpose.” KnowsWorldDifferentProblemTogetherSpiritualScienceThreeCausesKnowledgeTechnologyBearsSurvivalAll ThingsAccountsHarmonyObviousPrimariesThis DayImperativesOmnipotenceOmniscience Book:The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays Source: The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays
“Persons living in this modern world who do not know the basic facts that determine their very existence, functioning, and surroundings, are living in a dream world. Such persons are, in a very real sense, not sane.” KnowsWorldPersonsRealFactsDreamExistenceModernDetermineSaneSurroundingsModern WorldDream World Book:Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought: Kepler to Einstein Source: Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought: Kepler to Einstein
