Reflections On Reality #1

Perception is reality. A false assertion but strangely enough a true statement concerning humanity. Man's primitive fleshly senses and limited intellect allow him to perceive three dimensions of space plus an additional dimension of time. Man's perceived reality is based on these limitations.

Technological advancement and subsequent scientific discovery have made us aware of the limitations of our abilities when it comes to discerning the truth about reality. For example, we now know that the human eye can only perceive a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum rendering much of the universe unseen. With the help of technology, we can see much more of the universe than we previously knew existed. With the relatively recent advent of the "string theory", science is now trying to come to grips with the possibility of 10 or more dimensions to reality. Ironically, the more we learn about the reality of the universe the more we realize how much we really don't know about it!

At least that should be the logical conclusion. But interestingly, man is arrogant enough to claim that he can explain the universe with his limited abilities and primitive technologies. He has constructed theories to explain that which he doesn't fully understand. Some of these theories are foundational to our perception of reality, whether they are true or not. Therefore, it should be logical to conclude that our perception of reality is flawed and the larger truth of our existence is unknown.

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
² Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. (Psalm 19:1-2)
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Galaxies Beyond Human Comprehension

Thousands of galaxies crowd into this Herschel image of the distant Universe. Each dot is an entire galaxy containing billions of stars. For more than a decade, astronomers have puzzled over strangely bright galaxies in the distant Universe. These ‘luminous infrared galaxies’ appear to be creating stars at such phenomenal rates that they defy conventional theories of galaxy formation.

ESA’s Herschel infrared space observatory, with its ability for very sensitive mapping over wide areas, has seen thousands of these galaxies and pinpointed their locations, showing for the first time that they are packing themselves closely together, forming large clusters of galaxies by the force of their mutual gravity.