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I am to be a grandfather soon also which I havent really taken on board yet.
Something I placed elsewhere but I really like this I hope there will be some who appreciate it as do I.
"And before we all think we know the answers consider this from the great man himself.
Einstein: "Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world. In our endeavour to understand reality we are somewhat like a man trying to understand the mechanism of a closed watch. He sees the face and the moving hands, even hears it ticking, but he has no way of opening the case. If he is ingenious he may form some picture of the mechanism which could be responsible for all the things he observes, but he may never be quite sure his picture is the only one which could explain his observations. He will never be able to compare his picture with the real mechanism and he cannot even imagine the possibility of the meaning of such a comparison.
You have to respect his ability to observe reality"
AND my addendum... why can we understand that presented story but still believe we really have anything relating to cosmology 100% correct. AND Imagine the embarrasement of an expert clock maker approaching that closed watch problem having explained to those gathered around how on the inside there would be a clock work system (unaware of any other motor for watches) and yet upon openning the closed watch he finds a battery and a chip, something he never contemplated and something he could not explain to those assembled. Such stories contain morals we overlook.
alex
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