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" Modern science has placed in human hands the power to do things that were previously unimaginable. Technology, the development of ever more sophisticated
means for achieving any end we choose, dominates modern and modernized societies. But there is a growing perception that science and technology are no substitute for wisdom - for the power to discern what ends are in accordance with the truth and the power to judge rightly between alternative ends. "

Lesslie Newbigin , Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt, and Certainty in Christian Discipleship


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Lesslie Newbigin quote : Modern science has placed in human hands the power to do things that were previously unimaginable. Technology, the development of ever more sophisticated<br />means for achieving any end we choose, dominates modern and modernized societies. But there is a growing perception that science and technology are no substitute for wisdom - for the power to discern what ends are in accordance with the truth and the power to judge rightly between alternative ends.