Why do both science fans and theists want to turn the obvious into a mystery? All discovering something new means for humans is that we discovered something new. And after we discover something new, we want to look further for something else. There is no mystery in this.
As small as this planet is and as long as the universe has been around, being a blip in all this, I don't think it would be a horrible guess that our species, by the time it goes extinct, will know a fraction of the "full knowledge". There is room for discovering more.
As much as I get a lip twitch for the god of the gaps bullshit, I also get a lip twitch from atheists who jump gaps from protons to transporters.
There is no need for a god for the future, that I am sure of. But even for scientists, all discovering a smaller particle, at this point, would mean, is that we discovered a smaller particle. That does not mean we should stop and go "this is it", but we also should not let even pet speculation of scientists be immune from the scrutiny that has always served humanity well in making progress.
As small as this planet is and as long as the universe has been around, being a blip in all this, I don't think it would be a horrible guess that our species, by the time it goes extinct, will know a fraction of the "full knowledge". There is room for discovering more.
As much as I get a lip twitch for the god of the gaps bullshit, I also get a lip twitch from atheists who jump gaps from protons to transporters.
There is no need for a god for the future, that I am sure of. But even for scientists, all discovering a smaller particle, at this point, would mean, is that we discovered a smaller particle. That does not mean we should stop and go "this is it", but we also should not let even pet speculation of scientists be immune from the scrutiny that has always served humanity well in making progress.
