#like taxonomy is a crazy complicated organizational system

[greenteacology]

my theory of science as a field is that. you know those light box things we would use to trace pictures as kids? my theory is that the true nature of reality is this wild complex crazy complicated picture, and it’s covered by about 100 layers of paper and that’s what we can perceive. and science is us putting that on a light box and trying to trace it. and every time someone makes a new discovery it’s like peeling away one tiny layer of paper to make it easier for the next person to trace.

#genetics #taxonomy #ecology #chemistry #physics #that’s my viewpoint of science #I love science #like taxonomy is a crazy complicated organizational system #and it’s basically us peering at a photo through another sheet of paper and going okay how thick are these lines? #are these things connected or am I imagining it? #is this space really blank? #and I love it so much