For the resolving powers of our scientific instruments decide, at a given moment, of the size and the vision of our Universe, and of the image we then make of ourselves.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our idea of nature is increasingly being determined by scientific developments. And they have become decisive for our image of reality.
Telescopes and microscopes bring to our view the otherwise unseen and unknown.
We are discovering what the universe is really like, and it is totally magnificent, and one can only be inspired and awestruck by what we find.
The art of pictorial creation is so complicated - it is so astronomical in its possibilities of relation and combination that it would take an act of super-human concentration to explain the final realization.
It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man - social and political - and to the entire universe as a whole.
I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective.
I look for what needs to be done. After all, that's how the universe designs itself.
There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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