One concern for any human being adopting a scientific worldview is that science consciously strives to disregard its humanity. In fact, it is more extreme than this: Science regards its inhumanity as a virtue.

This focus on a reality beyond the subjective—a reality beyond the human—institutes a conflict between science, rationality and humanity. While this focus on an objective universe has entirely rational arguments—and seems like an entirely rational ambition—there remains the question of how rational it is for science to privilege this particular fiction over the welfare of individuals.

It is a determination that betrays a radical ambivalence towards human beings, as a cure for cancer and a nuclear weapon might be said to demonstrate. This perversity is compounded further by the insurmountable obstacle any subjective individual faces when they try to comment on an objective world. The faculties with which we are blessed are not fit for that purpose.