He thought that it was important to confront the fact of our insignificant place in the universe, because he did not want us to live under the illusory comfort of a belief that somehow the world had been created for our sake, and that we are under the benevolent care of an all-powerful creator. “Dreams and Facts” concludes with these stirring words: “No man is liberated from fear who dare not see his place in the world as it is; no man can achieve the greatness of which he is capable until he has allowed himself to see his own littleness.”
虽然我们微不足道，但并不证明我们是无政府主义者，罗素自己也不是。他认为我们要认识到自身在宇宙中的位置，因为我们不能自以为是地认为自己是多么的重要，以为自己是全能的创造者。《梦想和现实》一书中，他总结到：“当我们没有 意识到自己在世界的位置时候 ，我们就不会没有敬畏。只有我们意识到自身的渺小，我们才能发挥自身的最大潜能。”