The main argument in this piece is that the human brain cannot comprehend all aspects of science, and that science may not have all of the final answers. He talks a lot of a physics and neuroscience throughout the writing. Physicists work long and hard to try and solve the sole fabric of reality. They try to find the possibility of other dimensions and things like time travel. His argument is that the human brain cannot fully understand the idea of string theory, or the possibility of another dimension. We must then result to metaphor to understand what is happening. Out human minds cannot comprehend these ideas and arts can help us in the understanding process. We cannot fully fully on cold hard science for all of the answers.

Reductionism – The practice of analyzing and describing a complex phenomenon in terms of phenomena that are held to represent a simpler or more fundamental level, especially when this is said to provide a sufficient explanation.

Synapse –  A junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.

Epiphenominon –  A  secondary effect or byproduct that arises from but does not causally influence a process.