“If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear that there's not going to be a final answer and there won't be anything particularly wonderful about having the computation halt!” IfsThinkingKindAnswersClearWonderfulFinalsThink Of YouHaltComputation Author:Rudy Rucker
“I should say we know that there are many, many other Earths out there. We're almost certain that there will be upwards of a billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy alone, so there is no lack of real estate where life might happen, but what we don't know is how likely it is given the real estate, given a wonderful pristine planet like Earth how likely is it that life will pop up inhabited? We don't know the answer to that.” KnowsShouldRealMightHappensEarthCertainGivenAnswersWonderfulPlanetsPopsBillionsEstatesGalaxyPristine Author:Paul Davies
“Religion and science have nothing to do with each other, they're about different things, science is about the way the world works and religion is about [...] miracles. [...] And in any case, if you ask most ordinary people in church or in a mosque why they believe, it's almost certainly got something to do with the belief that God does wonderful things, that God intervenes, that God heals the sick, that God answers prayers, God forgives sins.” PeopleIfsWorldWayBelieveMeanDoeDifferentAsksBeliefChurchPrayerSinAnswersWonderfulOrdinarySickMiracleForgivingHealDifferent ThingsScience And ReligionWonderful ThingsOrdinary PeopleMosquesGod ForgivesGod Answers PrayersGod Heals Author:Richard Dawkins
“I'm myself - knowing I'm doing a documentary and speaking with the people, telling them I have a bed, that I can eat every day, but I would like to speak to you. And they really gave me wonderful answers. We got along very well without trying to make me look like I'm what I'm not.” PeopleTryingWellsLooksI CanSpeakAnswersKnowingWonderfulBedDocumentaries Author:Agnes Varda
“I spent the first few years of my life in a smallish community in Queens. Back in those early days, kids could roam the streets with relatively little supervision and one place I visited frequently was the local library. This particular branch was little more than a storefront but to me it was an alternative universe where I could explore my interests and receive kind, informative answers to my questions from the wonderful librarians.” YearsFirstsKindLittlesKidsUniverseInterestCommunityAnswersWonderfulStreetsParticularLibraryLocalsAlternativesQueensBranchesLibrarianSupervisionInformative Author:Jonathan Kellerman