Cosmology Quote by Marilynne Robinson
““If physics and cosmology are truly sciences, then there exists a body of excellent evidence that the scale and the varieties of Being vastly exceed anything an earlier generation could have imagined. This persuades me that reasoning about ultimate things cannot be based on the anomalous fragment of reality accessible to our awareness.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Givenness of Things, 2015
Our limited perception cannot fully grasp the vastness of reality, so ultimate truths lie beyond empirical evidence.
In simple terms: We cannot fully understand reality with limited senses.
Accept uncertainty about ultimate truths.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- scientific research
- spiritual contemplation
- philosophical debate
- education
- public policy
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How do we balance scientific inquiry with humility?
- What role should speculation play in understanding the cosmos?
Human cognition is constrained; absolute certainty may be impossible.