Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of science in fostering a genuine appreciation for reality and the natural world.
Lise Meitner's quote underscores how science encourages individuals to pursue truth and objectivity. It highlights the intrinsic joy and admiration that arises from understanding the natural order of life, suggesting that a true scientist finds fulfillment in both the pursuit of knowledge and the awe inspired by the wonders of the universe.
In practice
In a lecture on the importance of scientific inquiry, one could use this quote to illustrate how science cultivates a love for truth.
We live in a time when the words impossible and unsolvable are no longer part of the scientific community's vocabulary. Each day we move closer to trials that will not just minimize the symptoms of disease and injury but eliminate them.
I regard music therapy as a tool of great power in many neurological disorders -- Parkinson's and Alzheimer's -- because of its unique capacity to organize or reorganize cerebral function when it has been damaged.
The apex of mathematical achievement occurs when two or more fields which were thought to be entirely unrelated turn out to be closely intertwined. Mathematicians have never decided whether they should feel excited or upset by such events.
We're going to find Marses and maybe Earths out in the solar system's attic of the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt.
And now the announcement of Watson and Crick about DNA. This is for me the real proof of the existence of God.
Time travel was once considered scientific heresy, and I used to avoid talking about it for fear of being labelled a 'crank.'
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