# We Are Part of Nature's Ultimate Mystery by Max Planck > "Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of nature." > **— Max Planck**, *1932, Where Is Science Going?* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Where Is Science Going?, 1932. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Where Is Science Going?](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Max_Planck) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Nature|Nature]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of nature." — Max Planck, 1932, Where Is Science Going? https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-max-planck-part-nature-ultimate-mystery ```