If all our common-sense notions about the universe were correct, then science would have solved the secrets of the universe thousands of years ago. The purpose of science is to peel back the layer of the appearance of the objects to reveal their underlying nature. In fact, if appearance and essence were the same thing, there would be no need for science.


Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension (ed. OUP Oxford, 1995) - ISBN: 9780191037108

Michio Kaku Quotes

If all our common-sense notions about the universe were correct, then science would have solved the secrets of the universe thousands of years ago....

If all our common-sense notions about the universe were correct, then science would have solved the secrets of the universe thousands of years ago....

If all our common-sense notions about the universe were correct, then science would have solved the secrets of the universe thousands of years ago....

If all our common-sense notions about the universe were correct, then science would have solved the secrets of the universe thousands of years ago....