Mankind has always sought to understand the world around him. In the early ages, myths were the source of explanation. They explained such things as natural phenomena and the origin of man. Many people today consider science to be the mythology of the modern era. Science is knowledge acquired by observation, by deduction and by testing. Science is not the mythology of the modern age as it is universal, constantly expanding human knowledge, and is …
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…todays society there are many believers that science is the mythology of the modern age. However, science is universal, constantly changing, and is based on fact, not belief. Science and mythology both seek to explain the unknown, but science expands human knowledge. For these reasons, science is not the mythology of the modern age. Mankind has always sought to understand the world around him; with science he can do so more accurately than with myths.