[avenir]

Why don't we ever hear a modern scientist say this: “The silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me”?

Pascal trembled at the immensity of the universe and saw no point apart from God. Modern scientists can guess all they want (and who can disprove their claims...after all, no one who existed x-billion years ago is here to disprove them).

The next thing I want to hear from a scientist is that, after having seen the immensity of the universe, they fell on their faces before the Living God who WAS there whenever earth was created.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Why do you find inifnite spaces terrifying? Maybe glorious or wonderful or beautiful, but not terrifying.

[longshadow]

Why don't we ever hear a modern scientist say this: “The silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me”?

Because they stand on the shoulders of giants.

[Physicist]

Why don't we ever hear a modern scientist say this: “The silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me”?

Because they are neither infinite nor "silent".