What I meant by ‘we would know the mind of God’ is, we would know everything that God would know, if there were a God. Which there isn’t. I’m an atheist.
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The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn.
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There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning.
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I don’t want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left.
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It is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God.
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I’d say I don’t believe in God, but I’m afraid He might hear me.
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The increase of disorder or entropy is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time.
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It is very important for young people keep their sense of wonder and keep asking why.
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Science can explain the universe without the need for a Creator.
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If at first you don’t succeed, try management.
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The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.
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Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
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I like physics, but I love cartoons.
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I have sold more books on physics than Madonna has on sex.
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My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.
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I think the human race doesn’t have a future if we don’t go into space. We need to expand our horizons beyond planet Earth if we are to have a long-term future.
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A person who smiles in the face of adversity, probably has a scapegoat.
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The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.
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The fact that no one understands you doesn’t mean you’re an artist.
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It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.
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It is all right to make mistakes; nothing is perfect because with perfection, we would not exist.
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One can’t prove that God doesn’t exist. But science makes God unnecessary. The laws of physics can explain the universe without the need for a creator.
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Once I wept for I had no shoes. Then I met a man with no feet, so I took his shoes. I mean, it wasn’t as if he was going to need them.
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If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?
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I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective.
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What I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science.
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I’ve noticed that even people who believe in fate look both ways before crossing the street.
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