What to believe,
If it is all a myth,
Adapted to human life and needs?
What is life,
If it has an ending,
And the present is always fleeting?
What is truth,
If reality is perception,
Constantly changing and evolving?
B. G. Yacobi received his PhD in physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1975. He held research positions at Imperial College London and Harvard University, as well as teaching positions in universities in the United States and Canada. He is the author/co-author of numerous articles and several books on physics, and of a number of essays on philosophy.