Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the non-existence of Zeus or Thor - but they have few followers now.
— Arthur C. Clarke  ·  No category

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destroy [dɪ'strɔɪ] 词频1 词根: struct
vt. 破坏，摧毁;消灭，歼灭（敌人）;杀死;使失败;
💡 de坏+stroy=struct建造 → 毁坏，破坏
"It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct."
谁都知道破坏容易建设难.
近义：shatter, impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack 反义：mend, refit, repair, service, tinker
religion [rɪ'lɪdʒən] 词频1 词根: lig
n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心爱的事物;
💡 relig=rely依赖+ ion 名词后缀 → 用来依赖的 → 宗教；宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科学和宗教信仰之间是否永远存在着冲突？
近义：creed, faith 反义：godlessness
aware [ə'wɛr] 词频2 词根: ware
adj. 意识到的;知道的;觉察到的;
💡 a强调+ware注视→警惕的，戒备的
"I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face."
我十分清楚我们面临的困难。
近义：informed, knowing, knowledgeable, mindful, awake, vigilant 反义：ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened, unguarded, unknowing, unknowledgeable
existence [ɪɡ'zɪstəns] 词频2 词根: sist
n. 存在，实在;生活，生活方式;实体，存在物;
💡 ex出+ist站立+ence名词后缀 →存在，生存
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
对于仁慈的神之存在的笃信
近义：presence, life, being 反义：inexistence, absence
science ['saɪəns] 词频1 词根: sci
n. 科学;技术，知识;学科;理科;
💡 sci知道+ence名词后缀 → 科学；学问
"a degree in computer science"
计算机科学学位
Zeus [[zju:s]] 词频5
n. 宙斯
近义：jove, jupiter, thunderer, tonans

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"CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power."
"For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert."
"New ideas pass through three periods: - It can't be done. - It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. - I knew it was a good idea all along!"
"As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science and inferior morals. The combination is unstable and self-destroying."
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