Russt Wrote:But Einstein did ask questions, at least in the way Khoi suggested. He questioned whether classical physics was the end-all to the universe. He wanted to know more, and there was no one to ask about it, so he went and did his work and came up with theory of relativity and etc.
There are things that cannot be explained with our current scientific knowledge. It's a well accepted fact that we don't know everything. However, that doesn't mean we should just give up on trying to explain something until it can be explained with 100% certainty. We have theories on how things work, and these theories are generally accepted as a whole unless something that makes more sense comes up. We know there are solid objects, and know their composition, so accept that for now.
I think I see where Khoi is getting at. A better example may be something from the past. For instance, when people thought the Earth was flat. Well, they had nothing to prove Earth wasn't flat, and it certainly seems as if it is. They had more evidence pointing to a flat planet than a round one. The science they had at the time could only prove that much, but it was widely accepted by everyone because they grew up with that in mind.
Obviously, today we know this isn't true. But that has to make you wonder how many theories we have today that will be laughed upon far into the future.
"Haha, those blungerzilts actually believed in something as dumb as atoms."
"YAWIKKO, sklues! Have a look at this! They had to go to these buildings called 'school' every day to learn!"
"OHAHAHHAHAHA, zap me another learn capsule my dear likka, I want to learn more about 2000"