The laws of physics ... seem to be the product of exceedingly ingenious design... The universe must have a purpose.

The laws of physics ... seem to be the product of exceedingly ingenious design... The universe must have a purpose.

The secret of life does not lie in its chemical basis . . . Life succeeds precisely because it evades chemical imperatives.

It may seem bizarre, but in my opinion science offers a surer path to God than religion.

Even if we don't have a precise idea of exactly what took place at the beginning, we can at least see that the origin of the universe from nothing need not be unlawful or unnatural or unscientific.

Astronauts have been stuck in low-Earth orbit, boldly going nowhere. American attempts to kick-start a new phase of lunar exploration have stalled amid the realisation that NASA's budget is too small for the job.

The universe contains vastly more order than Earth-life could ever demand. All those distant galaxies, irrelevant for our existence, seem as equally well ordered as our own.