[Focault's Pendulum]

First off...PH...I want to thank you for keeping me on you ping list. I almost never respond to these threads.

Having said that...this is what pisses me off.

Without any sort of mathematical background.....I had been lost, but reveled in these fantastic theories.

Little by little...I either taught myself the math..or allowed you good people to walk me through it.

I'm gonna hit 50 soon...I need more time.

How do you guys do it...I mean...knowing there are more discoveries, that you will never see.

[RightWhale]

Here's the deal: we can never know the true reality of the universe-in-itself. However, that's not what we're here for, so it's not a problem. What are we here for? Well, today it's to shovel out a foot and a half of snow.

[PatrickHenry]

How do you guys do it...I mean...knowing there are more discoveries, that you will never see.

All I do is try to keep up. And I'm always falling behind.

[Hot Tabasco]

How do you guys do it...I mean...knowing there are more discoveries, that you will never see.

I ask the same thing myself. My only wish for immortality or at least prolonged life is to be able to see the answers to all the questions that I have.......Questions like are there aliens, or is there a wall at the end of the universe that will prevent the expansion of it. Weird stuff like that......

[jennyp]

How do you guys do it...I mean...knowing there are more discoveries, that you will never see.

The journey is its own reward. Well, that and whatever new products & moneymaking opportunities they create in my lifetime.

But really, it's the journey. I trust that gaining true knowledge about the world is never a bad thing.