So now, scientists have a theory that describes the universe and a completely different theory that describes how things such as atoms and molecules work. This is the epitome of what Kuhn calls a crisis state in the scientific community.Newton produced a paradigm, and that was sufficient for about two-hundred years. Technology advanced and Einstein used it to prove that Newton was not completely correct. This was sufficient for about twenty years and technology gave way to Hubble who then gave way to scientists such as Penrose and Hawking. Technology also allowed scientists to further explore the minute realm of what we consist of and this produced quantum mechanics. Today, the scientific world is faced with the most difficult problem ever confronted in scientific history. In order to completely understand what the world we live in is, the two major theories of present science have to be meshed together in a way that both can work. This would then propel the scientific community in to the comfortable hands of a paradigm. There is only one problem that I see with this endeavor. If, and thats a big if, technology does not advance at the rate that it has in the past century or half century or even in the past two decades I have no doubt that an all encompassing theory could be brought to the table. My question is, what happens to science when technology opens up a frontier that quantum mechanics cant explain and a whole new theory is needed to explain that? Is the scientific world now compelled to constantly remain in a crisis state because of the advancement of human knowledge? These are questions that only time can answer, but I would like to leave you with one thought; Is the elimination of God in order to know how the universe began really that important? ...
