“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” (Albert Einstein, 1879-1955)
What I interpret Einstein to be saying with this quote is how we humans are awestruck by the fact that we can understand the world. In prehistoric times, the world to us and was an enigma. At present time, we have been provided with the answers to these puzzles and speculations, thanks to the subject of Science- its progression and discoveries which we have used as a tool to come into closer contact with nature and its elements.
The once most ‘incomprehensible’ things about the world and the universe can luckily now be understood. Take the principle of gravity for example: before the apple dropped on Sir Issac Newton’s head, people would have seen things falling to the ground and wondered why they couldn’t jump infinitely high and still wouldn’t realize that gravity is a natural force that prevents things floating away from the surface of the earth. Thus, it was through numerous extrapolations and theories, trials and scientific experimentations that we are in a position to comprehend the world, nevertheless bearing in mind that there is still a copious amount of things scientists can’t come to grips with.
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