He could go on forever tracing the numbers to the right of his decimal point. Big problem is that he forgot the first three numbers on the left side of that decimal point. All the numbers he knew were insignificant to the answer. He forgot that the first three were more important than the countless numbers he was measuring to the right of that decimal point. That's how knowledge is in these last days.
Peripheral details are insignificant compared to the base.
Like thousands of leaves that change on a tree every year, yet the seed remains constant. The D.N.A. is the same. The root stays in one place while the leaves wither and are blown away by the wind. He is the root and the offspring. To those who believe He is All and All.