We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet.
Stephen HawkingRead
Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the Universe exists, why we exist. It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the Universe going.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that the universe can originate from nothing due to natural laws, without the need for divine intervention.
Stephen Hawking's quote emphasizes the idea of spontaneous creation, proposing that the universe can come into existence out of nothing purely through the laws of physics, particularly gravity. He challenges the necessity of invoking a deity to explain the origins of the universe, suggesting that natural processes alone can account for our existence and the existence of everything around us.
Themes
UniverseCreationNothingGravityExistence
In practice
Example use cases
In a science class discussing the origins of the universe.
More from Stephen Hawking
All quotes →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.
Stephen HawkingRead
It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. Its a crazy world out there. Be curious.
Stephen HawkingRead
I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself.
Stephen HawkingRead
The world has changed far more in the past 100 years than in any other century in history. The reason is not political or economic but technological-technologies that flowed directly from advances in basic science. Clearly, no scientist better represents those advances than Albert Einstein: TIME's Person of the Century.
Stephen HawkingRead
In my opinion, there is no aspect of reality beyond the reach of the human mind.
Stephen HawkingRead
Similar quotes
If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets.
Sachin TendulkarRead
Man, do not pride yourself on your superiority to the animals, for they are without sin, while you, with all your greatness, you defile the earth wherever you appear and leave an ignoble trail behind you -- and that is true, alas, for almost every one of us!
Fyodor DostoevskyRead
The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government.
George WillRead
The bustle in a house The morning after death Is solemnest of industries Enacted upon earth,-- The sweeping up the heart, And putting love away We shall not want to use again Until eternity
Emily DickinsonRead
Jesus came into this world not as a philosopher or a general but as a carpenter. All work matters to God.
Timothy KellerRead
One could only damage oneself through the harm one did to others. One could never get directly at oneself.
Jean-Paul SartreRead