“How can a speck of a universe be physically identical to the great expanse we view in the heavens above?” UniverseHeavenViewsIdenticalSpecksExpanse Author:Brian Greene
“What are the lessons to be learned from this journey of the mind through the universe? That humans are emotionally fragile, perennially gullible, hopelessly ignorant masters of an insignificantly small speck in the cosmos. Have a nice day.” MindHumansUniverseNiceJourneyMastersLessonsIgnorantCosmosExplorationFragileSpace ExplorationSpecksGullibleNice DayLessons To Be LearnedHave A Nice Day Book:Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries Source: Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
“We in astrophysics we think of the universe all the time. So to us, Earth is just another planet. From a distance, it's a speck. And I'm convinced that if everyone had a cosmic perspective you wouldn't have legions of armies waging war on other people because someone would say, "Stop, look at the universe."” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksWarEarthUniversePlanetsPerspectiveArmyDistanceConvincedCosmicLegionSpecksAstrophysicsWaging War Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“As the brain of man is the speck of dust in the universe that thinks, so the leaves—the fern and the needled pine and the latticed frond and the seaweed ribbon—perceive the light in a fundamental and constructive sense. … Their leaves see the light, as my eyes can never do. … They impound its stellar energy, and with that force they make life out of the elements.” ThinkingMenLightEyeUniverseEnergyForceBrainElementsFundamentalsDustPerceiveConstructiveRibbonsSpecksSeaweedStellarFerns Author:Donald C. Peattie
“Sometimes people stumble over this vastness in relation to the apparent insignificance of man. It does seem to make us infinitesimally small. But the meaning of this magnitude is not mainly about us. It’s about God… The reason for ‘wasting’ so much space on a universe to house a speck of humanity is to make a point about our maker, not us.” PeopleMenDoeSometimesReasonSeemsHumanityUniverseHouseSpaceRelationMakersMagnitudeVastnessSpecksInsignificance Author:John Piper