When I saw the header, I assumed this was about neuroscience, and memory storage. Not so, but it does kinda follow in on what robvalue said. The fact that we know more about the particulars of black holes and subatomic particles than we do about how our minds work is a bit of a problem. If the only way you had to view the stars was via an organic telescope that grew on trees, which you couldn't build or even understand the workings of, how deeply would you trust your astronomical data?
My book, a setting for fantasy role playing games based on Bantu mythology: Ubantu