The Universe is Everything to Me

Humans have a lot of data on the subjects of physics and astronomy, ranging from planetary geology to quasar ages, and the proof is always mathematical. As time goes on, increasing numbers of mathematicians present their theories, advancing the study and increasing the overall data accumulation of the scientific community. This is to the benefit of scholars worldwide, and they show their appreciation by getting more and more followers in the general populace. These are usually people who are studying the observation for the sake of their education. In other words, they'd never heard of the phenomenon before their teacher exposed them to it. This leaves a gaping blank in the mind of anyone who wonders about existence and doesn't get an answer, but it was not always so.

In ancient history inference was welcomed as fact, which is evident in the first religious records. The word of the elders was the final word on any given subject, and their delusional views of the night sky were the latest astronomy. People need answers to all of their questions to avoid the unknown, and these inferences were better than nothing. Somehow, though, people have the miraculous ability to guess right sometimes, which explains the fact the ancients had knowledge of a lot of things in absence of modern tools. It is believed that the ancient Egyptians were able to use crude methods to determine star distances and proper motion. The people observing these things were commonly seen to have been sorcerers, possessing supernatural powers.

So the end justifies the means.