I've always felt that copious use of the word 'something' allows anyone to solve any problem, even insoluble ones.

I've always felt that copious use of the word 'something' allows anyone to solve any problem, even insoluble ones.

Thus, the distance between any two galaxies increases in time, creating the illusion of mechanical motion. But in reality, galaxies just sit there, contemplating the spectacle of the universe creating more and more space in between them.

Although the term dialogue was really a euphemism for scientists trying to kill each other, this format worked very well.

Inflation is really like drugging the baby universe with speed. The supercool union of the hitherto unfriendly gods was blessed by amphetamine, and this made the universe inflate rather than just expand. The early orgy of expansion in the universe comes to an abrupt end as soon as the supercooled particle stuff finally freezes.

The game of science can accurately be described as a never-ending insult to human intelligence.

It is sometimes said that we should never believe a scientific theory until it is verified by experiment. But a famous astronomer has also stated that we should never believe an observation until it is confirmed by a theory.