We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power…

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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.

The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

It is said that men may not be the dreams of the Gods, but rather...

It is said that men may not be the dreams of the Gods, but rather...

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than...

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than...

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go...

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go...

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth...

When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth...

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.

In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.

In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can...

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can...

Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding...

Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding...

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist...

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist...

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary...

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary...

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone...

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone...

I can find in my undergraduate classes, bright students who do not know that the...

I can find in my undergraduate classes, bright students who do not know that the...