Metaphysical Speculation Is Independent Of

If Our Species Is To Survive, Our Future Will Probably Require Outposts Beyond Our Own Planet.

I Hope That Every [person] At One Point In Their Life Has The Opportunity To Have Something That Is At The Heart Of Their Being, Something So Central To Their Being That If They Lose It They Won't Feel They're Human Anymore, To Be Proved Wrong Because That's The Liberation That Science Provides. The Realization That To Assume The Truth, To Assume The Answer Before You Ask The Questions Leads You Nowhere.

The Universe Has A Much Greater Imagination Than We Do, Which Is Why The Real Story Of The Universe Is Far More Interesting Than Any Of The Fairy Tales We Have Invented To Describe It.

Lack Of Comfort Means We Are On The Threshold Of New Insights.

The Illusion Of Purpose And Design Is Perhaps The Most Pervasive Illusion About Nature That Science Has To Confront On A Daily Basis.