Great Classical Liberal Praises Science And Freedom.

Here is an excerpt from a talk given on May 23, 1912 at Clark University, Worcester, MA: "Science can set man free from the captivity of nature, and diminish the power of nature’s negative forces. For nature, indeed, holds all things in the Universe in captivity: The earth, with its stones, trees and animals; the sun itself in all its glory—none can make the slightest departure from nature’s laws. But man—man with the aid of science—can rend asunder nature’s laws and produce a new law for nature itself to follow.

Science takes the sword from the hand of nature and uses it against nature in the service of man. Solid objects are made to fly through the air at man’s command, or to float on, or beneath, the surface of the water. The power of electricity is trapped in a glass bulb; the spoken word is held and preserved; airwaves become the carriers of messages; ships sail on land; deserts become oceans; mountains are rent asunder; North is brought closer to South; West is joined to East. And although these occurrences stand outside the realm of the law of nature, man, through science, achieves them, bringing art and industry out of obscurity and into the light.

Unless man is free, then all the Universe is in bondage to nature’s laws. Man alone has the capacity for freedom, and it is science that is the implement of his freedom. Thus, science is the highest merit of humanity; its glory endures; it has an eternal lifetime. The role of the King is temporary; that of the scientist has enduring glory. A man, though weak physically, if wise with the power of science, can discover the secret truths of the Universe and win undying fame. For the mass of men are like those drugged in sleep, and the man of science is he who is awake; the mass of men are unknown to fame, and the man of science is renowned. Science is like a candle, and the learned man like a lantern." Abdu'l-Baha (Published Source: Star of the West)

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