kstevens67

I have a friend who is big into Science and is adamant that we have a good grasp on how the World works. I can agree that Science has discovered many things about the Earth. I cannot agree that we have such a good grasp on the Earth yet to be able to state this with such conviction. 95% of our Oceans remain unexplored according to the National Ocean Service. According to live Science, we have discovered only 10% of living things on the Earth. In my opinion, Science has only barely scratched the surface on the Earth and what’s out there. If I knew only 10% of my multiplication tables, would it be reasonable for me to state I have a good grasp on multiplication tables and how they work. If I knew 10% of Spanish, would it be reasonable to me to state I have a good grasp on Spanish and how to speak it? I wouldn’t think so. As more discoveries are made, there may be times we discover an error that was made years ago. It happens. If additional discoveries are made that prove a certain scientific discovery was incorrect, Science just moves forward with this new knowledge. Many things improve because of it. Is it fine to act like we know how the world works when Science only has just scratched the surface? Wouldn’t it be better to understand and accept how much we do not know instead of assuming we have a good grasp of the World and how it works at this time? How much do we really know about the Earth? My personal view is very little.