Progress depends on making the invisible visible
I have a hypothesis. All progress depends on making the the invisible visible. As humans it appears that we have to be able to "see" to be able to do something about it; So many people would easily support enivronmental conservation efforts if it was easy to "see" how dirty the air is in some places or how forests are disappearing. People would not have to "imagine" so much. They would be able to "see" it. The same would be true of many "theories" that affect our lives or our future. Is socialism better or capitalism ? This would not be a matter of ideology - but of science if there was a way it could be "shown" that one was better than the other. X-Rays and Catscans improved diagnosis and treatment. They made the "invisible" visible. So an x-ray for the environment , interpersonal relationships, strategies and so on would be nice. You "see" my point?