diapsalmata
diatribes against science and knowledge
Is Science not itself another God? Even as the
goal of science--to disrobe and possess the mother
goddess Truth--is considered unattainable by the
scientist with a conscience, does this priest still
not suffer from the conviction that the ritual of
scientific methodology is the only path to salvation,
a place in a heavenly domain where all is ruled by the
laws--of Science itself?
Where the sledgehammer of science would reduce all to
a rubble of facts, the finger of philosophy points to
possibilities--lightly tracing intricate patterns over
the delicate realm of existence.
The scientist lusts for Truth, believing her to exist.
The philosopher longs for Meaning, knowing she
is a dream.
Certainty is certainly the defining characteristic of
the imbecile.
For an idiot, self-recognition is a sign of genius.
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