The Incredible Shrinking Man

The notion that mankind is well on the way to understanding and conquering the universe is egocentric and naive. In fact, the closer we examine the world the more complicated everything becomes! The universe is likely to be infinitely large and infinitely complex. We may never understand much about it or even see very much of it. As our picture of the universe grows, so man's importance inevitably shrinks, and thus our true place in the scheme of things becomes apparent.