The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.

Quote by Stephen Hawking

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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...

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...

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

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.

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad...

If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad...

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as...

Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as...