Sometime ago I was watching a movie called Agora. I remember a scene where Hypatia and her students are discussing (or debating might be more accurate) whether the Earth was the center of the universe, or whether the Earth revolved around something. During the scene one of her students makes the comment: "It's all just too whimsical isn't it?," referring to the theory that the Earth revolved around something and was not the center of the universe.
I didn't make much of the comment at first, but lately I've realized just how profoundly insightful that comment really is.
