Pynchon knows this, I say. Sorta always known.

[Joseph S. Barrera III]

On 6/2/2013 8:33 AM, alice wellintown wrote:

 > Science smashes atoms and makes big data virtual tours of space for 
voyeurs, because it can not abide a mystery, magic, or the man who makes 
a house of nature with an extension of his hand.

I don't know about this "Science" creature, but do you think actual 
*scientists" working at CERN, SLAC, and elsewhere do so because they 
"cannot abide a mystery"? That's not been my experience. They may not be 
very good programmers :-), but they can certainly abide a mystery. In 
particular, I think being able to abide a mystery (or two) is an 
absolute prerequisite for working with quantum mechanics.

- Joe