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What is the nature of dark matter, the second most prevalent entity? Unknown. How did life arise? Unknown. How did consciousness arise? Unknown. What is the nature of consciousness? Unknown. What is the fate of the universe; for example, will it keep expanding? Seemingly yes. Why are the constants the way they are? Unknown. Why are there exactly four forces? Unknown. Is life further experienced after one’s body dies? Unknown. Which book provides the best answers? There is no single book. Okay, so what can science tell us? A lot—libraries full of knowledge. All of it has to do with classifications and sub-classifications of all manner of objects, living and non-living, and categorizations of their properties, such as the ductility and strength of steel versus copper, and how processes work, such as how stars are born and how viruses replicate. In short, science seeks to discover the properties and processes within the cosmos. How to form metals into bridges, how to build an airplane, how to perform reconstructive