Empirical explorations ultimately change our understanding of which questions are important and fruitful and which are not.
Lawrence M. KraussThe real thing that physics tell us about the universe is that it's big, rare event happens all the time — including life — and that doesn't mean it's special.
Lawrence M. KraussWhatever the evolutionary basis of religion, the xenophobia it now generates is clearly maladaptive.
Lawrence M. KraussIf our species is to survive, our future will probably require outposts beyond our own planet.
Lawrence M. KraussIn 5 billion years, the expansion of the universe will have progressed to the point where all other galaxies will have receded beyond detection. Indeed, they will be receding faster than the speed of light, so detection will be impossible. Future civilizations will discover science and all its laws, and never know about other galaxies or the cosmic background radiation. They will inevitably come to the wrong conclusion about the universe......We live in a special time, the only time, where we can observationally verify that we live in a special time.
Lawrence M. Krauss