"build the road behind us"

So often science is ahead of the curve with insights for apostolic ministry:

"There is no philosophical high road in science with epistemological signposts..

...we build our road behind us as we proceed."

-Scientist  Max Born (1882-1970).  Seed Magazine, Dec 2008. p.2

Also in Seed Magazine, see:

The Holdren Factor:
Today's swearing in of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States marks a potentially important shift in how scientific knowledge informs executive decisions. Incoming adviser John Holdren maintains that none of the great challenges of our time can be solved without turning to science.

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