I have to speak through a computer... in my mind, I am free. Free to explore the universe and ask the big questions...

A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls... saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality?

Science does not deny religion, it just offers a simpler alternative.

There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature.

There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. However bad life may seem, there is always hope.

Humanities deepest desire for knowledge is justification enough for continuing our quest. and our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in.

Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution.