certainly , to substantiate already substantiated observations of the outside world recorded vicariously in books and documentaries ( better than personal experience in every sense but confirmatory observations ultimately superfluous , and thus in the absence of any absolute truth beyond the need for compassion and equityeverything in life set in accidenta man can only luxuriate in his senses : the spectacular moon he has seen as though it had not been seen before , the sheen of the waters , the sweet smells of any verdant flora he encounters , the vast complexities of his own petty personal domain , slightly different than all others ) is a an exercise in futility ; and that which has not yet been confirmed is usually limited to the realm of science , and a team work effort at that so nothing that can be done alone .