科学以追求真理为己任,尽管有时候这是不方便的甚至有害;而大多数人倾向于强化已有的观念。
Science insists on the value of truth even when it is inconvenient or harmful; most people's beliefs tend to reinforce their self-interest.
前不久一些学者提出,科学家的偏执偏见其实并不妨碍科学研究;不仅不妨碍,或许还能在追求真理的过程中加把力。
Perhaps not. Some academics have recently suggested that a scientist's pigheadedness and social prejudices can peacefully coexist with - and may even facilitate - the pursuit of scientific knowledge.
浪漫主义艺术家和科学家同样为追求真理做贡献,他们都是被怀疑心好奇心所驱使。
Romantic artists and scientists shared a commitment to the quest for truth, and they were both motivated by wonder.
照我看,如果真相来得循序渐进,又恰如其分地引导学生了解什么是善和恶,如果这一切出现在科学研究的过程中,并为追求真理的愿望所鼓舞,就不会有这种效果。
But if it comes gradually, duly intermixed with a knowledge of what is good, and in the course of a scientific study inspired by the wish to get at the truth, it will have no such effect.
可是科学只能由那些全心全意追求真理和向往理解事物的人来创造。
But science can only be created by those who are thoroughly imbued with the aspiration toward truth and understanding.
信仰和科学从本质上来说都是在追求真理,两者不应该是矛盾的。
Speaking in the essential way, belief and science are both striving for the truth.
科学研究的目的在于追求真理,探索世界的奥秘。
The purpose of the scientific study is to acquire the truthful knowledge of the world.
作为一个科学家,他献身于追求真理。
作为一个科学家,他献身于追求真理。
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