Humility of Science

Every once in a while, you would come across an item that intrigues and captures your imagination which pushes you into a direction of thinking that strikes a deep note within the recesses of your soul.

In this instance, it is the case for science and astronomy that continues to ask honest and solid questions without going into the polemics of 'faith vs reason' or the 'absurdity of religion.' It simply wants an honest view of what our universe is really saying about ourselves and seeks this answer out that, while using all the available sciences and technology of today to probe the mysteries, also knows and humbly acknowledges its limits. The video below is a wonderful lesson in coming to that honest understanding of the universe and engaging it in manner that the ordinary person can enjoy without having to wade into any rhetoric or arguments for or against one's current beliefs - unless of course, you believe that you already possess the very monopoly of all the facts and truths to the meaning of life and the universe....



Then again, Dr deGrasse Tyson rightly pointed out that as the area of your knowledge grows, so too does your perimeter of ignorance. That is so human - and a humble one at that!...