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“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.”

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Alan Guth

Alan Guth is a renowned physicist known for his contributions to cosmology. In 1979, he proposed the inflationary theory, which provided a significant framework for understanding the early evolution of the universe. more

“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.”

Thinking Needs Stills Ideas Hard Done Impossible Models Research Evidence Pushing Inflation Multiverse

Author:Alan Guth

“It's actually safe to create a universe in your basement.”

Universe Safe Basements

Author:Alan Guth

“Like every other destruction of optimism, whether in a whole civilisation or in a single individual, these must have been unspeakable catastrophes for those who had dared to expect progress. But we should feel more than sympathy for those people. We should take it personally. For if any of those earlier experiments in optimism had succeeded, our species would be exploring the stars by now, and you and I would be immortal.”

People Ifs Feels Should Has Beens Whole Would Be Individual Stars Progress Destruction Optimism Species Experiments Immortal Exploring Catastrophe Civilisation Unspeakable

Author:David Deutsch

“The whole [scientific] process resembles biological evolution. A problem is like an ecological niche, and a theory is like a gene or a species which is being tested for viability in that niche.”

Whole Problem Process Theory Evolution Species Genes Tested Niche Ecological Biological Evolution

Author:David Deutsch

“Feeling insignificant because the universe is large has exactly the same logic as feeling inadequate for not being a cow.”

Feelings Universe Logic Cows Insignificant Inadequate

Author:David Deutsch

“Base metals can be transmuted into gold by stars, and by intelligent beings who understand the processes that power stars, but by nothing else in the universe.”

Universe Stars Process Gold Intelligent Metals

Author:David Deutsch

“Is the human race a universal constructor?”

Humans Race Universal Human Race

Author:David Deutsch

“It is possible to build a virtual-reality generator whose repertoire includes every possible environment.”

Reality Environment Virtual Reality Generator

Author:David Deutsch

“Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense...”

Common Theory Common Sense

Book:The Fabric of Reality

Source: The Fabric of Reality

“Humans may or may not have cosmic significance, and if they do, it will be by hitching a ride on the objective centrality of knowledge in the cosmic scheme of things.”

Ifs Humans May Objectives Significance Cosmic Schemes

Author:David Deutsch

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