''Nature and natures law hid in night
God said, let Newton be! And all was light.''
(Alexander Pope, Epistle XI. Intended for Sir Isaac Newton in Wsetminster Abbey’’)
Since Newton’s accomplishments in the seventeenth century, scientists have continued to impress the public with remarkably accurate predictions that have led to inventions that continue to transform our daily lives. If today the results concerning a certain scientific problem have uncertainties’, then, surely it is only a matter of time before scientists present us with more precise scientific information. This could prove disastrous should we suddenly find ourselves at the edge of the waterfall. We recently had such an experience.
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