For some time now, I have been thinking about stupid science quotes. And here is one I keep repeating "Science is an asymptote to the truth". I like it first and foremost because I believe I came up with it all by myself. Or, it could be a severe case of Cryptomnesia. In any case, I like the quote and I feel it succinctly and eloquently ties together all the failings and flailings of science. The truth about the Universe when completely known would enable us to predict the past, present and future of all that happened or will happen. Or, it might tell us that we may never be able to do so. But until then, we only get a bit closer to that goal. The quote's wisdom can be best demonstrated by the rise of quantum mechanics. Its rise does not negate classical mechanics. It merely points out that classical mechanics is just a limited version of quantum mechanics. So, in that sense, quantum mechanics brings us slightly closer to the truth of how matter really beha...