• โ€œโ€ฆbetrayal of the human spiritโ€ฆโ€™

    Finished reading: The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski ๐Ÿ“šISBN-10 โ€ : โ€Ž 1849901155 An excellent read and the most relevant quote for me is :

    โ€โ€ฆ There are two parts to the human dilemma. One is the belief that the end justifies the means. That push-button philosophy, that deliberate deafness to suffering, has become the monster in the war machine. The other is the betrayal of the human spirit: the assertion of dogma that closes the mind, and turns a nation, a civilisation, into a regiment of ghosts โ€“ obedient ghosts, or tortured ghosts.โ€œ

  • โ€œIt is said that science will dehumanise people and turn them into numbers. That is false.. Look.. This isโ€ฆ Auschwitz. This is where people were turned into numbers.โ€ - Bronowski, Jacob

    Is this dehumanisation manipulation, political or otherwise or part of a cycle of violence?

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