I've noticed that even people who believe in fate look both ways before crossing the street.
Stephen HawkingWhat was God doing before the divine creation? Was he preparing hell for people who asked such questions?
Stephen HawkingThe universe and the Laws of Physics seem to have been specifically designed for us. If any one of about 40 physical qualities had more than slightly different values, life as we know it could not exist: Either atoms would not be stable, or they wouldn't combine into molecules, or the stars wouldn't form heavier elements, or the universe would collapse before life could develop, and so on...
Stephen Hawking