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Once, when Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam had visited a school to talk to the children, he was asked a very interesting question, "Who is the greatest Scientist?" Now, you might ask what is so interesting about the question. Well the answer to that lies in the answer the former and doubtlessly one of the greatest minds of the country gave to that very, seemingly, insipid question: "The Child."

I had once read a very unfeigned by line: "Every Question Deserves a Great Answer." What better example to illustrate this genuine fact than the one cited above?

Getting back to the incident, we can intelligibly understand the message Dr. Kalam wished to express with the answer. Who, if anyone, is more apt or worthy of being hailed as the greatest scientist than the very manifestation of imagination in its ultimate form, a being destitute of the chains of ignorance and complacency which bounds and blinds most today, a being who is most definitely the supreme contender of this very quest for truth, that is science; the humble child?

A child has this very intimate sense of reason and an inextinguishable curiosity which for ages formed the essence of human progress and achievement which guides him towards questions and further more towards their answers and ultimately towards a treasure which for decades has eluded us, the very ultimate treasure of all; knowledge.

But alas, man, the self proclaimed crown of all living creature, swayed by temptations and folly, looses the very essence and values that defines him, and goes against this very essence, loosing himself in the process.

A wise man once said: "The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and Human Stupidity, but not in that order."
Now, I haven't met this guy, of course, and i doubt I'll ever get to, but with such great sayings one doesn't have to meet him to conclude that he's wise.

Man in this very quest for dominance and victory at the expense of the other, not only goes about suppressing his fellow brother and sisters fighting and toiling, resorting to unfair means even, only to attain a success, a meaning, a victory, which is no more than a mirage sought after in the desert heat. Man, in fact, is so lost in this false and meaningless quest, that he resorts to even unfair means to achieve his goal. But is it really worth it? Moreover doesn't man, the greatest social animal in the world, mind even stepping on a fellow bother only to attain his "goal", suppressing the other? He hails the name of his god a hundred times, but resorts to the most indecent and barbaric tactics to attain his wish. What other act could be so base that it could eclipse the dread of this act of cannibalism? Tis a shame, the very greatest, if there ever was one.

Now you might wonder how the hell I got to this from science. Well it ain't that hard if you look at it. Now, try asking yourself this question, "What exactly is science?"
We had contemplated this question in quite some detail in the blog named "The Science Behind Life." The answer we finally got to was, that science was a search for truth. So, if it is a quest for truth, surely an expedition toward understanding the truth behind Life too is science? And if so, then surely our going into matters mentioned above is justified. Moreover science is only science in its true from as long as it aims to do good, good to all, to mankind.

You might think concluding that science is only science as long as it aims to do good is absurd, and of course you are not wrong in thinking so. But ask yourself, what is the quest for truth in inventing such a weapon of mass destruction and using it against hundreds of thousands of innocent people? Surely just coz they might be on the other side of the planet doesn't mean they are any less human?

There is also another aspect of science that we fail to understand, and it is its very essence. Science today has lost its meaning. And this I need not repeat, for this had been the topic of many of our blogs.

So what is the answer to all these problems and ordeals? Its simple, to nurture the very father of this quest, this search for answers; the Child. And this blog though not in primarily, but in a way, is dedicated toward that very goal.

In this blog, we provide links to many questions, theories, interpretations and answers. Also, we wish to add posts concerning science in this blog too.

Now before we proceed with it, we'd like to remind you again that science is all about asking questions and seeking the answers. There is no perfect answer to any question. All answers are just possibilities., the aim is to find the most beautiful one of them all. Coz take your text book itself for example. Now nature or didn't write that, did she? So how can we conclude its right? They are just possibilities. The trick is to explore as many as you can.

Always remember this one fact of life: Life is a great big library, and the trick is to read as many books as you can.......

Thank You,

Thinkers