Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things in life cannot be precisely defined or measured. Can we define or measure love, beauty, friendship, or decency, for example?
我们的科学时代要求我们提供定义、测量和统计数据,以便被认真对待。然而,生活中大多数重要的事情都无法精确定义或衡量。例如,我们能定义或衡量爱、美、友谊或体面吗?