thus, in a sense, we are all doomed. even if we stay away from black holes

Someone told me that each equation I included in my book would halve the sales. I did put in one equation, Einstein's famous equation, E = MC squared. I hope that this will not scare off half of my potential readers.

If at first you don't succeed, try management.

There are no black holes - in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity. There are however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time.

Theology is unnecessary.

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.

I think the universe was spontaneously created out of nothing, according to the laws of science. It has no beginning and no end.