The Science is Settled? Huh?

There is a false belief that exists that "The Science is Settled" on this or that issue. I believe that is a very dangerous outlook. The whole pursuit of science is discovery of new things and ways to frame and understand life and everything around us. The whole point is that it's NEVER FULLY SETTLED! That may be overwhelming to some and make you want to throw up your hands and just say "well why am I even trying if I can't count on science to be correct?". Well we gain understanding, we apply it, and then we measure the results. If it yields a good, favorable and positive result in our life then we naturally want to keep it. Does that mean we know everything there is to know about that subject now? Of course not. But we are better off than we were before we made the discovery. And little by little we creep ever closer to that elusive goal of full understanding. And bit by bit we either add to our knowledge and wisdom or take away from it by our indifference or apathy. Still, even when we fail we have made a discovery and we have surely made progress in the pursuit. I love this quote by the King of science himself...