Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.

Quote by Arthur C Clarke

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The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can...

New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can...

I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't...

I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't...

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the...

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the...

This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is...

This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is...

Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up...

Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up...

Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.

Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God -...

It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God -...

Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.

Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning...

The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning...

CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted...

CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted...

If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them...

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them...

Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.

Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.

I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking...

I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking...