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

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of...

The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of...

One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.

One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.

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

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 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?

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is...

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is...

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...

Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of...

Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

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...

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its...

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its...

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security....

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security....