Article March 20, 1943 Issue

"The lens of Science"

F. LESLIE HARRIS

THE desire of astronomers to glimpse space hitherto uncharted and unexplored has resulted in the recent construction of a giant lens for a telescope by means of which scientists may view two thousand million stars as yet unseen by man. Time, effort, and meticulous care have been expended to make this feat possible, and the resulting research will be gratifying to astronomers and laymen alike.

Yet, commendable as such invention and discovery may be, how unsatisfying is all research so long as the quest is based on matter! And how much greater is the joy of the student who turns his gaze toward the spiritual realm !

In spite of the ceaseless effort of mankind to push back the curtain of ignorance and discover the infinite, today, in the physical universe, the evidence of limitation is still persistent. The five senses lead one to believe he has a limited span of life, limited time in which to crowd necessary duties, limited health, and limited supplies. In consequence of these beliefs, mortal man appears to be in a constant state of fear, illness, and unhappiness, and nations go to war in order to retain what they have or to gain more of what another has. So long as one reasons from the standpoint that matter is real, and that life, intelligence, and substance are dependent upon it, just so long will he be "bound in shallows and in miseries," and lack and uncertainty will reign.

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