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Discover LudwigThe phrase "altar of science" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to refer to the reverence or high regard for scientific inquiry and knowledge.
Example: "In today's society, many believe that the altar of science should guide our decisions on public health and environmental issues."
Alternatives: "temple of science" or "shrine of knowledge".
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It would be comforting to be able to worship at the altar of science if that altar could be relocated to a church or a synagogue or a mosque or a Buddhist temple.
Dot learns that reincarnation is an option, but is startled to find herself reborn as a baby possum, who will die a particularly awful death on the altar of science.
Religious as we were (then), the only other altar my brothers and I worshipped at was the altar of science and empirical reasoning.
Two of her colleagues were kind enough to sacrifice themselves at the altar of science: One evening, after dinner, one of them lit a spliff and the other got to munching on an adulterated cookie.
In cyberpunk novels, technology isn't controlled by white-coat boffins in a distant lab on the holy altar of Science, but in our homes, on our streets, in our bodies.
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During an internship at the museum in 2007, I witnessed these curios especially the finger send nerdy pilgrims who worship at the altar of modern science into fits of ecstasy.
But I ll keep on leaving offerings on the altar of the God of Science, just in case.
Even a scientist who denies the existence of any creator God must nonetheless worship at the altar of Truth, or else that science is worthless.
Four levels of science.
Medal of Science Winners.
Master of science: Human Services.
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