“Don't you see what's at stake here? The ultimate aim of all science to penetrate the unknown. Do you realize we know less about the earth we live on than about the stars and the galaxies of outer space? The greatest mystery is right here, right under our feet.” KnowsEarthStarsRealizingSpaceMysteryFeetUltimateAimStakesGalaxyPenetrateOuter Space Author:Walter Reisch
“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
“If we're thinking about old civilizations, those that formed a long time ago and there were stars and planets around long before Earth even existed, then these are going to be towards the center of the galaxy. That is the place to look if you think there are ancient civilizations that have made beacons or some other way of attracting our attention.” IfsThinkingWayLooksLongMadeEarthStarsAttentionPlanetsCivilizationLong TimeAncientGalaxyLong Time AgoBeaconsAncient CivilizationsStars And Planets Author:Paul Davies
“I am a being of Heaven and Earth,of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies, of the suns and the stars and the void through which they travel. The essence of nature, eternal, divine that all men seek to know to hear, known as the great illusion time, and the all-prevailing atmosphere. And now you know my background.” KnowsMenEarthHeavenKnownSunDivineWindEternalIllusionRainEssenceBackgroundsAtmosphereVoidLightningGalaxyThunderHeaven And EarthPrevailingThunder And Lightning Author:Eden Ahbez
“Science has an uncomfortable way of pushing human beings from center stage. In our prescientific stories, humans began as the focal point of Nature, living on an Earth that was the center of the universe. As the origins of the Earth and of mankind were investigated more carefully, it became clear that Nature had other interests beyond people, and the Earth was less central than previously hoped. Humankind was just one branch of the great family of life, and the Earth is a smallish planet orbiting an unexceptional sun quite far out on one arm of a run-of-the-mill spiral galaxy.” PeopleWayHumansStoriesRunningEarthUniverseInterestHuman BeingsSunClearMankindStagePlanetsArmsUncomfortableBranchesJust OnePushingHumankindGalaxyLiving OnMillsSpiralsCenter Of The UniverseGreat FamilyFocal PointCenter Stage Author:Seth Lloyd
“The most precious gift God gave humans is reason. Its best use is the search for knowledge. To know the human environment, to know the earth and galaxies, is to know God. Knowledge (science) is the best form of prayer.” KnowsHumansReasonUseEarthFormReligionPrayerEnvironmentMoralityGalaxyGod KnowsKnowing GodPrecious GiftsSearch For Knowledge Author:Fatema Mernissi
“I will say that the God concept is at the heart of 2001 but not any traditional, anthromorphic image of God. I don't believe in any of Earth's monotheistic religions, but I do believe that one can construct an intriguing scientific definition of God, once you accept the fact that there are approximately 100 billion stars in our galaxy alone, that each star is a life-giving sun and that there are approximately 100 billion galaxies in just the visible universe.” GivingBelieveHeartFactsEarthUniverseStarsAcceptingSunConceptsDon't BelieveDefinitionsBillionsTraditionalVisibleConstructsGalaxyIntriguingGod Image Author:Stanley Kubrick