We're talking about a being whose very existence challenges our own sense of priority in the universe.
The caricature of science is that we hold tight to the theories we have, and shun challenges to them. That's just not true. In fact, we hold our highest rewards for those scientists who can prove others wrong. And by the way, they are famous in their own lifetimes. We don't wait until they're dead.
No doubt, the most challenging class of questions in science is the origin of things.
