If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone . . . . Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist. |
If we find the answer [the unified theory], it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason -- for we would know the mind of God." |
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. |
It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years. |
It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value |
It matters if you just don't give up |
It takes too many resources to send each person into space. Earth is the most suitable planet in the solar system. But unless the human race spreads into space, I doubt it will survive the next thousand years. Some accident can wipe out life on a single planet. |
Marilyn. Newton seems to have been an unpleasant character. |
Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty. |
My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all. |
Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen. |
Nuclear weapons need large facilities, but genetic engineering can be done in a small lab. You can't regulate every lab in the world. The danger is that either by accident or design, we create a virus that destroys us. |
One could say: "The boundary condition of the universe is that it has no boundary." The universe would be completely self-contained and not affected by anything outside itself. It would neither be created nor destroyed. It would just BE. |
Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales. |
The old paradox: Can God make a stone so heavy that he can´t lift it? |