[quote=mdk]
Where we differ is, you're dismissing these shortcomings on account of the ultimate ideal; while I'm dismissing the ultimate ideal on account of the shortcomings. I don't think we're 'on a path towards full understanding of the cosmos,' not in the least.
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-shrug- People, the source of the shortcomings, are temporary, and changeable. I'm not saying that in ten years everything will be perfect, but in the [i]long[/i] (very long) run, the shortcomings that plague this and most other aspects of human existence will be outsmarted and adapted around.

EDIT: That's just what we do.