What makes the universe so hard to comprehend is that there's nothing to compare it with.

What makes the universe so hard to comprehend is that there's nothing to compare it with.

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, read more

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because read more

Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because actually deserve them? So now I take comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the Universe

Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who cannot read more

Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who cannot remember where they left things.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if
your car could go straight upwards.

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if
your car could go straight upwards.

The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going read more

The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you.

No other success can compensate for failure in the home.

No other success can compensate for failure in the home.