preposition

[Taka]

Which preposition is correct here?

I wonder if man can really be happy through science.
I wonder if man can really be happy by science.

[Tdol]

I prefer the first, but it's not the way I would express the idea.

[Taka]

How would you express the same idea if you were supposed to use man as the subject of the if-clause, tdol?

[emsr2d2]

I wonder if man can really be made happy by science.


That would not be how I would say it either but is the only way I can think of given the constraints. I would say "I wonder if science can really make man happy."

[Taka]

"I wonder if science can really make man happy."

Yes. I thought tdol would say that. But right now I'm thinking about the proper preposition, so I asked him (or her?) to use man as the subject.