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If the rate of expansion one ...

If the rate of expansion one second after the Big Bang had been smaller by even one part in a hundred thousand million million, it would have recollapsed before it reached its present size. On the other hand, if it had been greater by a part in a million, the universe would have expanded too rapidly for stars and planets to form.

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Because there is a law such a...

Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing.

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Look up at the stars and not ...

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

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Work gives you meaning and pu...

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

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There is nothing bigger or ol...

There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.

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I regard the brain as a compu...

I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.

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I had a bet with Gordon Kane ...

I had a bet with Gordon Kane of Michigan University that the Higgs particle wouldn't be found.

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I was not a good student. I d...

I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself.

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Life on Earth is at the ever-...

Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of.

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I believe the universe is gov...

I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.

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Life would be tragic if it we...

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

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I would like nuclear fusion t...

I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.

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With genetic engineering, we ...

With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process, because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code.

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I am just a child who has nev...

I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these 'how' and 'why' questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.

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Nothing cannot exist forever....

Nothing cannot exist forever.

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Intelligence is the ability t...

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

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If aliens visit us, the outco...

If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans.

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I'm not afraid of death, but ...

I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

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While physics and mathematics...

While physics and mathematics may tell us how the universe began, they are not much use in predicting human behavior because there are far too many equations to solve. I'm no better than anyone else at understanding what makes people tick, particularly women.

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Even if it turns out that tim...

Even if it turns out that time travel is impossible, it is important that we understand why it is impossible.

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