The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers.
BRIAN GREENEFalsifiability for a theory is great, but a theory can still be respectable even if it is not falsifiable, as long as it is verifiable.
More Brian Greene Quotes
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If someone wants to place the word ‘God’ on those collections of words, it’s OK with me.
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Art makes us human, music makes us human, and I deeply feel that science makes us human.
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I’ve seen children’s eyes light up when I tell them about black holes and the Big Bang.
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In the far, far future, essentially all matter will have returned to energy. But because of the enormous expansion of space, this energy will be spread so thinly that it will hardly ever convert back to even the lightest particles of matter.
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And putting together the probabilities of quantum mechanics with the certainty of general relativity, that’s been the big challenge and that’s why we have been excited about string theory, as it’s one of the only approaches that can put it together.
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I like ‘The Simpsons’ quite a lot. I love the irreverent character of the whole show. It’s great.
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Falsifiability for a theory is great, but a theory can still be respectable even if it is not falsifiable, as long as it is verifiable.
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We’re on this planet for the briefest of moments in cosmic terms, and I want to spend that time thinking about what I consider the deepest questions.
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I like to think that Einstein would look at string theory’s journey and smile, enjoying the theory’s remarkable geometrical features while feeling kinship with fellow travelers on the long and winding road toward unification.
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If string theory is right, the microscopic fabric of our universe is a richly intertwined multidimensional labyrinth within which the strings of the universe endlessly twist and vibrate, rhythmically beating out the laws of the cosmos.
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String theory is the most developed theory with the capacity to unite general relativity and quantum mechanics in a consistent manner.
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The real question is whether all your pondering and analyses will convince you that life is worth living. That’s what it all comes down to.
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When you drive your car, E = mc2 is at work. As the engine burns gasoline to produce energy in the form of motion, it does so by converting some of the gasoline’s mass into energy, in accord with Einstein’s formula.
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I’d say many features of string theory don’t mesh with what we observe in everyday life.
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Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to work with, writing in the first person not the third person, and pulling out the dramatic elements in a bigger way for a stage presentation.
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