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Human history can be divided into two distinct ages - the geocentric
and the heliocentric. In the former age the earth was a flat, static
center of the Universe in popular perception. And man was god’s
deputy on it. In the latter, the sun is the center of our solar system.
In this age science developed at a breakneck speed so much so that
within a span of only four centuries the earth is further reduced to a
global village; man is found to be a descendant of homo-erectus, the
apes who began to walk erect on their hind legs. It freed their
forelegs to be used as hands. Literally by standing up we have
progressed so much, so fast.
Science can not invoke god, a non-material entity, but helps itself
generously with non-material constants to suit its hypotheses and
leads us to a plethora of dimensions over and above the four
dimensions of space-time we are vaguely familiar with.
If reality is so elusive that nobody has been able to grasp it fully, why
should one bother about it? At least two good reasons can be
advanced to support the inquiry into reality. Man’s innate curiosity is
the first, and the influence of our knowledge on our conduct is the
second.