Accounts Quote by Samuel Butler
“Science is being daily more and more personified and anthromorphized into a god. By and by they will say that science took our nature upon him, and sent down his only begotten son, Charles Darwin, or Huxley, into the world so that those who believe in him, &c.; and they will burn people for saying that science, after all, is only an expression for our ignorance of our own ignorance.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: “Evolutionary Ethics,” 1869, literature
Science is anthropomorphized into a deity, leading to dogma and persecution of dissent.
In simple terms: Science treated like a god, causing conflict.
Key Takeaway
Question scientific humility.
Themes
science
religion
dogma
Mood
critical
analytical
Type
philosophical
controversial
When to use this quote
- education
- public policy
- faith dialogues
Key Concepts
Anthropomorphism
epistemology
Questions to Reflect On
- How do we balance scientific authority with humility?
- What safeguards prevent science from becoming dogma?
A Different Perspective
Science cannot answer all existential questions.
