At one time scientists had sought answers about the physical actuality of the universe, until they took to analysing it mathematically;.then trying to interpret the results they obtained in quasi-physical terms. One outcome of this process was to leave Paul Dirac in awe of the mathematical genius of the Creator he didn’t believe existed. But mathematics is a purely human means of analysing physical processes, and Feynman pointed out that a creator who knew what he was doing wouldn’t need any such analytical tools and could happily manage without..

As it is mathematics has become an end in itself. Relativity set the fashion by attempting to rationalise the appearance of reality as experienced by the senses, assuming a constant speed of light. What this has produced is a mathematical model of reality, and scores of theories as to why it doesn’t quite square with the real thing. Now the argument has come full circle with doubts being expressed about how constant the speed of light is anyway! Is it any wonder that a credibility gap has opened up between scientists and an educated public which sees them as living in worlds of their own.