As scientists we must rationally examine the concept of conscious existence in both an intellectual and the physical sensory world  We explore “What are we and where are we?” This life journey progresses as a rationally intellectual and emotionally sensational adventure.

In science we are able to experience the physical world by using a range of instruments and analysis of patterns which extend our understanding and satisfaction of curiosity. We can look at the Universe using a vast array of instruments to see what was once invisible in history – Astronomy, Spectroscopy, Microscopy – they extend the scope our senses and sensations. This allows our intellect to experience and understand the universe of our existence in an ever-increasing and thrilling detail.

A quote from Democritus warns us to test our intellectual relationship with sensational observation and maintain a healthy, but not unreasonable, scepticism. After all this is our conscious reality. To paraphrase Democritus:

Intellect: “Apparently there is colour, sweetness, bitterness, but actually there are simply atoms in the void.”

Senses: “Oh intellect it is we who provide the very evidence by which you would overthrow us? You can only know what we tell you.”

Our minds can of course cross-examine the evidence and test its validity from several directions, We can test its ability to predict out comes. Observe the facts, form a hypothesis and attempt to prove and, also test, the hypothesis under new conditions. It may become a useful and accepted idea. As scientists we know that the models we use will need to change as we find contradictions and doubts in future observations. Stay rational but be sceptical because the journey continues.