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The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it
The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it
The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here and read more
The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here and there who thinks and feels with us, and though distant, is close to us in spirit - this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.
If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, read more
If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.
The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it
The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it
Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because read more
Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because actually deserve them? So now I take comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the Universe
The universe is a machine where you have been placed, and like a machine the outcome can be known. Every read more
The universe is a machine where you have been placed, and like a machine the outcome can be known. Every battle has already been won or lost. All that is left is for you to choose your side.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. - On the first moonwalk, July 20, 1969.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. - On the first moonwalk, July 20, 1969.
All inquires carry with them some element of risk. There is no guarantee that the universe will conform to our read more
All inquires carry with them some element of risk. There is no guarantee that the universe will conform to our predispositions.
God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be read more
God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of the players, (ie everybody), to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.
