Four centuries earlier, the Greek philosopher Plato had one of his literary characters say: “It would be a hard task to discover the maker and father of this universe of ours, and even if we did find him, it would be impossible to speak of him to everyone. ”
Neli sajandit varem oli kreeka filosoof Platon lasknud ühel oma kirjanduslikul tegelasel öelda: „On keeruline ülesanne teha kindlaks meie universumi valmistaja ja isa ning isegi kui me ta leiaksime, oleks võimatu rääkida temast kõigile. ”