Compare a tree and a house. The tree begins as a single small item, and the house begins as many small items. Both, over time, grow larger. The one tree expands into many branches. But the many bricks become one house. These are two images of the ways that I imagine a person can seek to understand the universe we live in.
A man could say that we currently have lots of bits of knowledge, but we do not understand enough. He would say that we need to add more knowledge, and when we have enough knowledge, we will be able to bring it all together to build one big picture that explains life. This is like a man building a house. He starts with some materials, like bricks and cement, but he is not happy with what he starts with, and needs to find more. This might be described as the way of philosophy and science.
Another man could say that we have enough knowledge about the origins of the world, and from that, we understand enough. He could say that all truth can be worked out from the foundation. The foundation gives us the simple picture that life fits into. This is like the tree. The seed that the tree came from contained all the information the tree would need. If you understand the seed, you would have no problem understanding the tree. This might be described as the way of religion and history.
