The next frontier of scientific inquiry.
QUESTION:
Lee, could you speak to the field of physics? If we consider phenomena like "dark matter" and "black holes" to be "visible" simply because we recognize their existence, while classifying our thoughts, feelings, and the transcendental as "invisible," is it possible for physics to eventually develop a formal theory for the latter? Might we one day address human emotions through the lens of the natural sciences?
LEE’S ANSWER:
Hold on a moment! Physics uses terms like "black holes" or "dark energy" to label unexplained anomalies within what it currently defines as "universal laws." There is a vast difference between slapping a familiar label (like "black" or "hole") on the unknown and actually understanding the fundamental nature of that phenomenon.
Psychology and other disciplines that study cognitive functions currently operate in much the same way.
However, in the very near future—within this current generation—physics will start to grasp these "special anomalies" as the foundational terms and postulates of the field are rewritten. This shift will establish a new framework, allowing us to explain these "holes" and "energies" through an entirely different conceptual language.
A similar transformation is coming to psychology and medicine, where human thought and consciousness will finally receive adequate explanations. Feelings and emotions will become quantifiable factors that align perfectly with the laws of physics. This is a logical evolution—the next stage in the scientific development of a new civilization.
In other words, science will stop trying to spell the word "happiness" using the wrong set of letters. Instead, it will begin to use an entirely different alphabet.
