“The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged, why it banged, or what happened before it banged.” BigsHappenedTheoryBangs Author:Alan Guth
“The question of the origin of the matter in the universe is no longer thought to be beyond the range of science - everything can be created from nothing. It is fair to say that the universe is the ultimate free lunch.” MatterUniverseFairsUltimateRangeLunchFree Lunch Author:Alan Guth
“The recent developments in cosmology strongly suggest that the universe may be the ultimate free lunch.” MayUniverseDevelopmentUltimateLunchCosmologyFree Lunch Author:Alan Guth
“Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory of a bang at all. It is really only a theory of the aftermath of a bang.” BigsNamesTheoryDespiteBangsAftermath Author:Alan Guth
“It’s hard to build models of inflation that don't lead to a multiverse. It’s not impossible, so I think there’s still certainly research that needs to be done. But most models of inflation do lead to a multiverse, and evidence for inflation will be pushing us in the direction of taking [the idea of a] multiverse seriously.” ThinkingNeedsStillsIdeasHardDoneImpossibleModelsResearchEvidencePushingInflationMultiverse Author:Alan Guth
“Space is certainly something more complicated than the average person would probably realize. Space is not just an empty background in which things happen.” PersonsHappensRealizingSpaceEmptyAverageComplicatedThings HappenBackgroundsAverage Person Author:Alan Guth
“In the context of general relativity, space almost is a substance. It can bend and twist and stretch, and probably the best way to think about space is to just kind of imagine a big piece of rubber that you can pull and twist and bend.” ThinkingWayKindBigsSpacePiecesImagineBest WaySubstanceTwistsRelativityRubberGeneral Relativity Author:Alan Guth
