Quote by John Steinbeck

I guess we're all, or most of us, the wards of that nineteenth-century science which denied existence to anything it could not measure or explain. The things we couldn't explain went right on but surely not with our blessing. We did not see what we couldn't explain, and meanwhile a great part of the world was abandoned to children, insane people, fools, and mystics, who were more interested in what is than in why it is. So many old and lovely things are stored in the world's attic, because we don't want them around us and we don't dare throw them out.

I guess we're all, or most of us, the wards of that nineteen

Summary

This quote highlights the limitations of a scientific mindset that only acknowledges what can be measured and explained. It suggests that by dismissing and ignoring what cannot be readily understood, there is a tendency to overlook the beauty and significance of things that exist beyond scientific comprehension. The quote implies that embracing curiosity and openness to the unknown may reveal a world of wonders that have been overlooked or discarded in favor of scientific certainty.

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Reality Science Reason Existence John Steinbeck The Winter Of Our Discontent

By John Steinbeck

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