Prometheus 6

As well as a reminder to myself.

Everthing we're aware of that we don't understand has been given a name, and usually a guessed answer. The names aren't meant to substitute for understanding, and the guesses aren't meant to be accurate—only useful.

[I]f not knowing is a major inconvenience for you, then you're in a tight spot because there's absolutely nowhere else to go.

But recognizing your inability to find answers doesn't remove the need or desire to, and to date there've emerged two different ways of dealing with it. The first is to have faith, and it means choosing an answer—whether its a guess or a culturally accepted idea—and reconciling your wants with your doubts.

The second is to plod methodically towards the answer, and reconcile your needs with your patience. Both require mental rigor...

The second way of dealing with ignorance is called science, but while everyone knows its name, not as many understand it. The faithful resent the incursions it makes on their legends, and the feeling of becoming old fashioned, foolish and wrong.