If this beneficial relationship is to be maintained, scientific independence – from both religious dogmatism and governmental intervention – must be defended. Who would have thought that, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, the old Enlightenment debates would still be so potent?
经过数个世纪，科学才从政治和宗教中独立出来，虽然还有千丝万缕的联系。这种独立状态有利于科学，独立并负责的科学对社会和经济做出了巨大贡献。如果要想维持这种有益的关系，那么就一定要保护科学的独立，免受摆脱宗教教义和政治干涉。谁曾想到，在二十一世纪初，旧的启蒙运动的辩论仍然会如此激烈？