More Quotes by Stephen Hawking
It is my view that the simplest explanation is there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization. There is probably no heaven, and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe, and for that, I am extremely grateful.
The basic assumption of science is scientific determinism.
What I meant by 'we would know the mind of God' is, we would know everything that God would know, if there were a God. Which there isn't. I'm an atheist.
Unfortunately, however, these two theories are known to be inconsistent with each other—they cannot both be correct.
I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these 'how' and 'why' questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.
One can't prove that God doesn't exist. But science makes God unnecessary. The laws of physics can explain the universe without the need for a creator.
Half the battle is just showing up.
Scientific discovery may not be better than sex, but the satisfaction lasts longer.
We don't let animals suffer, so why humans?
It is all right to make mistakes; nothing is perfect because with perfection, we would not exist.
