Quote Originally Posted by Filippo Acciaiuoli View Post
It is as futile for mankind to understand the creation of the universe as is asking a bird to describe the bottom of the sea. It is man's feeble vanity that led to religions being founded (and power politics, etc).
No, it is not futile. By trying to understand the Universe, you understand your place in it.

To use a similar animal simile (although a actually a myth), to not try and understand the Universe is like an Ostrich sticking its head into the sand and hoping the predator will go away....