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Quote by Lawrence M. Krauss

“If our species is to survive, our future will probably require outposts beyond our own planet.”

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Lawrence M. Krauss is a renowned theoretical physicist known for his work in cosmology and particle physics. Born on May 27, 1954, he graduated from Harvard University and has been a professor at the California Institute of Technology. Krauss's research involves the origin of the universe, black holes, and cosmic microwave background radiation. His book 'A Universe from Nothing' has gained widespread popularity in popularizing scientific knowledge. more

“Philosophy used to be a field that had content, but then natural philosophy became physics, and physics has only continued to make inroads. Every time theres a leap in physics, it encroaches on these areas that philosophers have carefully sequestered away to themselves, and so then you have this natural resentment on the part of philosophers.”

Philosophy Used Natural Fields Areas Philosopher Physics Used To Be Leap Resentment Natural Philosophy

Author:Lawrence M. Krauss

“For many, to live in a universe that may have no purpose, and no creator, is unthinkable.”

May Purpose Universe Creator Unthinkable

Author:Lawrence M. Krauss

“It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: you are all stardust.”

Knows Physics Poetic Stardust

Author:Lawrence M. Krauss

“Discerning the merits of competing claims is where the empirical basis of science should play a role. I cannot stress often enough that what science is all about is not proving things to be true but proving them to be false. What fails the test of empirical reality, as determined by observation and experiment, gets thrown out like yesterday's newspaper.”