I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.

Quote by Stephen Hawking

Topics: Death Quotes

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human...

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human...

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

When asked, 'What did God do before he created the universe?' St. Augustine didnÂ´t reply,...

When asked, 'What did God do before he created the universe?' St. Augustine didnÂ´t reply,...

Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be...

Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be...

It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep...

It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep...

There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe...

There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe...

The old paradox: Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it?

The old paradox: Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it?

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do...

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do...

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very...

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very...

Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very...

Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very...

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen...

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be...

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be...

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very...

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very...

All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is...

All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is...

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing...

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing...

They are always saying God loves us. If that's love I'd rather have a bit...

They are always saying God loves us. If that's love I'd rather have a bit...

To admit there is no god is to provide free license to pillage and rape...

To admit there is no god is to provide free license to pillage and rape...

The universe as we know it is a joint product of the observer and the...

The universe as we know it is a joint product of the observer and the...