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What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, read more
The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, uncertainty and bloody-mindedness.
The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.
The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.
It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and read more
It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
Maybe this world is another planet's hell.
Maybe this world is another planet's hell.
The stars which shone over Babylon and the stable in Bethlehem still shine as brightly over the Empire State Building read more
The stars which shone over Babylon and the stable in Bethlehem still shine as brightly over the Empire State Building and your front yard today. They perform their cycles with the same mathematical precision, and they will continue to affect each thing on earth, including man, as long as the earth exists.
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, read more
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference
Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who cannot read more
Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who cannot remember where they left things.
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can read more
We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
