>I am sure faith plays an important role. Already the possibility is being discussed that our Universe CANNOT be explained in its entirety, or something to that effect; but scientists are still hoping to be able to understand it.
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>That reminds me of a famous quote by Lord Kelvin, who said something to the effect that physicists already know almost anything there is to know about the World; only two minor "clouds" remained in physics: the negative result of the Michelson-Morley experiment, and the radiation of a black body.
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>The funny part is that the first cloud points to the Theory of Relativity; the second, to Quantum Physics!
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>I believe that today, few serious scientists would think that we know almost all there is to know.
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That's a good Lord Kelvin story, Hilmar. I recall one about his making some calculation off the top of his head (in 15 minutes or something), where he worked out an explanation of why the sky is blue.

Mike