Not really, I've just always wondered about why people believe things that so obviously cannot ever be known, or at least are not known at this time, to anyone. Thanks.
I distinctly remember going through this movie before ....
I think ALL the important stuff can only be believed -- right now, at least.
So Australia is there -- or not; the attraction between masses varies inversely with the square of the distance -- or not. Who cares?
That doesn't address the things that keep us up at night or make our hearts hurt. What we bet our lives on is not the inverse square law or Planck's Constant, but whether we treat our children as we ought and whether people care about us, or we about them, and what is a good way to deal with the fact that within thirty years (or maybe thirty seconds) I will be yielding up my Carbon, Phosphorous, Nitrogen, etc. to the soil. (I've always wanted to be composted, but it's probably illegal.) That's what churns the heart and makes most of us unable to stand on the sidelines.