Quotes About Universe

For in man, and in man alone, owing to is erect attitude, the upper part of the body is turned toward the upper part of the universe; while in other animals it is turned neither to this nor to the lower aspects, but in a direction midway between the two.

Recent research by neuroscientists adds a twist here. Evidence exists that the human brain is "hardwired" (genetically programmed) for belief. Whether, if true, this wiring reflects an Intelligence beyond the universe depends on one's worldview. As Lewis states, what we learn from evidence "depends on the kind of philosophy we bring" to the evidence.

had very definitely formed the opinion that the universe was, in the main, a rather regrettable institution

As education widens, so does the marvellous vision of the universe widen, and the idea of God takes a more noble and mighty shape.

You wake up in the morning, and lo! your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of the unmanufactured tissue of the universe of your life! It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions.

The makers of literature are those who have seen and felt the miraculous interestingness of the universe. If you have formed...literary taste...your life will be one long ecstasy of denying that the world is a dull place.

Alles was an Seele und Stoff im Universum vorhanden sein kann, findet sich in irgendeiner Form und irgendwie auch im menschlichen Körper. Wie sagt doch das schon erwähnte Vishvas?ra Tantra: »Was hier ist, ist auch dort. Was hier nicht ist, ist nirgends.«

LEGGE DI HALDANE L'universo non è soltanto più bizzarro di quanto ci immaginiamo: è più bizzarro di quanto ci possiamo immaginare.

although the universe itself isn't a conscious entity, it possesses the raw materials that, when properly set into motion, create consciousness. It has the ability to create intelligent life, which is capable of understanding the universe... It can know itself indirectly

The Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius said that "the universe is transformation, life is opinion.

Impermanent truly are conditioned things, having the nature of arising and passing away," he taught. It struck him as the greatest irony that the central characteristic of the universe—change—is the thing with which we are most uncomfortable.

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here. [IRC discussion at Scifi.com, 1 November 1996]

Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the idea is quite staggering.

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.

Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the idea is quite staggering.

Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature.

One of the questions that always puzzled human history is, what are we, and everything around us, made of.

If you're puzzled by what dark energy is, you're in good company.

The mathematics of quantum mechanics very accurately describes how our universe works.

I'm a person who's very interested in science and the universe and quantum physics and astrophysics.

From a scientific point of view, our mission is to seek answers to the fundamental questions about the universe. Many are open - we don't know about dark matter, which accounts for a quarter of the universe's matter, nor do we know why there's antimatter.

There are still so many questions to answer. When you look at any part of the universe, you have to feel humbled.

I mean I think that when you've got a big brain, when you find yourself planted in a world with a brain big enough to understand quite a lot of what you see around you, but not everything, you naturally fall to thinking about the deep mysteries. Where do we come from? Where does the world come from? Where does the universe come from?

The human race may be the only intelligent beings in the galaxy.