We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet.
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I have experimental evidence that time travel is not possible.
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What this quote means
Stephen Hawking asserts that time travel cannot occur based on scientific experiments.
In this quote, Stephen Hawking emphasizes the importance of empirical evidence in scientific inquiry, specifically stating that his research indicates the impossibility of time travel. This stark assertion challenges popular notions often depicted in science fiction, reinforcing that despite the allure of time travel, our current understanding of physics does not support its feasibility.
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Time TravelScienceEmpirical EvidencePhysicsStephen Hawking
In practice
Example use cases
In a lecture on theoretical physics, you might reference Hawking's quote to emphasize the importance of evidence in scientific claims.
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