The ultimate arbiter of truth is experiment, not the comfort one derives from one's a priori beliefs, nor the beauty or elegance one ascribes to one's theoretical models.

A truly open mind means forcing our imaginations to conform to the evidence of reality, and not vice versa.

Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: you are all stardust.

The lack of understanding of something is not evidence for God. It's evidence of a lack of understanding.

The ultimate arbiter of truth is experiment, not the comfort one derives from one's a priori beliefs, nor the beauty or elegance one ascribes to one's theoretical models.

The illusion of purpose and design is perhaps the most pervasive illusion about nature that science has to confront on a daily basis.

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