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I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.
I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.
The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible read more
The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible to live on Earth
God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be read more
God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of the players, (ie everybody), to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.
In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our Universe is simply one read more
In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our Universe is simply one of those things which happen from time to time.
There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know
what it's a plan for.
There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know
what it's a plan for.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?
What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?
All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is a great casino, where dice read more
All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is a great casino, where dice are thrown, and roulette wheels spin on every occasion
We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it
We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it
Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating read more
Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living things in that enormous immensity.
