Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.
A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness.