Today I will prove the fact that we as humans know that we know nothing. This post will be about Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP).
The fact is that I have already written in the past that we know that we know nothing. Stanisław Lem, in one of the episodes of the “The Star Diaries” series in a humorous way, presented humanity as an underdeveloped civilization because it did not know where it came from in this world. Even if humanity succeeds in solving one issue, finding answers to the scientific riddles bothering it, several further questions and doubts immediately arise. This way, we will get to know the world around us endlessly. I am convinced that this is what human development will look like. The title Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) beautifully proves that I really know practically nothing about what is happening around us. Why?
The research in the title proved that the mass of the universe consists of:
– in 4.6% of atoms;
– in 24% of mysterious dark matter;
– and in 71.4% of dark energy, which is still virtually unknown.
What are dark matter and dark energy? There are many potential answers, but any of them is proven. Even if we manage to solve some mysteries regarding dark matter and dark energy, there will always appear new doubts and questions. Does this mean that we have no chance to get to know the universe? Yes, there is no chance of that. Should we, therefore, stop developing and stop seeking answers to all questions? No, because that would be humanity’s greatest mistake.
The learning process, the pursuit of a goal, curiosity about the world, willingness to find answers to many questions make us homo sapiens – a thinking species.
Without learning, exploring, and discovering, humans would not become who they already are. The titled WMAP is just another proof that humans merely should develop all the time.
