(January 24, 2009 at 7:52 pm)Darwinian Wrote: They say that space abhors a vacuum and perhaps in much the same way the mind abhors a mystery. So, when it comes to a problem that it cannot resolve it creates a temporary answer to 'fill the gap' until a better explanation can be found. And if an answer can never be found the gap filler simply gets more and more elaborate.
The mind cannot accept failure easily.
A perfect explanation of the human condition to avoid the unknown.
"'God is as real as I am', the old man said. I was relieved since I knew Santa wouldn't lie to me."