Georges Braque, the French Cubist painter, wrote that, “Art is meant to disturb, science reassures.” Bertrand Russell, one the great philosophers of the 20th century, disagreed. In his book, The Impact of Science on Society (1952), Russell argued that science is disruptive. Science dispels unfounded traditional beliefs. It can also be put to myriad social uses: changes to the organisation of society, political transformations, and, of course, war. Science enabled the “victory of humanity and common sense”.

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离线：科学有什么用？

法国立体主义画家乔治·布拉克（Georges Braque）写道：“艺术意在打扰科学，放心。” 贝特朗·罗素（Bertrand Russell）是20世纪伟大的哲学家之一，但他不同意。罗素在他的《科学对社会的影响》（1952年）一书中指出，科学具有破坏性。科学消除了毫无根据的传统信念。也可以将其用于多种社会用途：社会组织的变化，政治变革，当然还有战争。科学使“人类和常识的胜利”成为可能。