Falsifiability For A Theory Is

Evidence In Support Of General Relativity Came Quickly. Astronomers Had Long Known That Mercury’s Orbital Motion Around The Sun Deviated Slightly From What Newton’s Mathematics Predicted. In 1915, Einstein Used His New Equations To Recalculate Mercury’s Trajectory And Was Able To Explain The Discrepancy, A Realization He Later Described To His Colleague Adrian Fokker As So Thrilling That For Some Hours It Gave Him Heart Palpitations.

We Are Living Through A Remarkably Privileged Era When Certain Deep Truths About The Cosmos Are Still Within Reach Of The Human Spirit Of Exploration.

I Believe The Process Of Going From Confusion To Understanding Is A Precious, Even Emotional, Experience That Can Be The Foundation Of Self-confidence.

Science Is Very Good At Answering The 'how' Questions. 'how Did The Universe Evolve To The Form That We See?' But It Is Woefully Inadequate In Addressing The 'why' Questions. 'why Is There A Universe At All?' These Are The Meaning Questions, Which Many People Think Religion Is Particularly Good At Dealing With.

Over The Centuries, Monumental Upheavals In Science Have Emerged Time And Again From Following The Leads Set Out By Mathematics.