The idea that we are alone in the universe seems to me completely implausible and arrogant, considering the number of planets and stars that we know exist, it’s extremely unlikely that we are the only form of evolved life.
STEPHEN HAWKINGThe idea that we are alone in the universe seems to me completely implausible and arrogant, considering the number of planets and stars that we know exist, it’s extremely unlikely that we are the only form of evolved life.
STEPHEN HAWKINGIt 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.
STEPHEN HAWKINGOne 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.
STEPHEN HAWKINGWhat I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science.
STEPHEN HAWKINGLife would be tragic if it weren’t funny.
STEPHEN HAWKINGI have sold more books on physics than Madonna has on sex.
STEPHEN HAWKINGMankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn’t have to be like this.
STEPHEN HAWKINGThe human capacity for guilt is such that people can always find ways to blame themselves.
STEPHEN HAWKINGPeople won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
STEPHEN HAWKINGWhen something is made idiot proof, they will just make better idiots.
STEPHEN HAWKINGThe thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people.
STEPHEN HAWKINGWe are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.
STEPHEN HAWKINGOne cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.
STEPHEN HAWKINGThe laws of science do not distinguish between the past and the future.
STEPHEN HAWKINGWhat was God doing before the divine creation? Was he preparing hell for people who asked such questions?
STEPHEN HAWKINGThere is no unique picture of reality.
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