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　　33. As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.

　　Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

　　三件事情可以完全同时存在

　　Each scientific breakthrough sheds light on regions of the universe that used to evade our understanding and brings us closer to the truth. Evidence: the invention of telescope and later instruments used in astronomy solved many puzzling problems. (eclipse – moon devoured by a heavenly monster → relative position of moon, sun and earth → accurately predict the precise moment an eclipse takes place); the invention of microscope and later instruments used in microbiology and particle physics revealed the hidden truth that used to escape our observation (infection → caused by microorganisms → antibiotic)

　　With our knowledge expanding, inevitably the system becomes bigger and more complex. Evidence: All kinds of new heavenly bodies discovered through telescopes (star, planet, comet → asteroid, neutron star, white dwarf, supernova, red giant, nebula, intergalactic substance, black hole, dark matter; The complex genetic codes, subatomic structures, 26 fundamental particles…)

　　As knowledge grows, humans have set their minds on topics that were not even thinkable in the past, so of course many new problems are generated and will seem mysterious until solved one day. Evidence: How dark matters interact with the observables; How to unify the four major forces, are these fundamental particles really “fundamental”?

编辑：张雨

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