Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the Universe exists, why we exist. It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the Universe going.

We've created life in our own image.

Why do we remember the past, but not the future?

If I had to choose a superhero to be, I would pick Superman. He's everything that I'm not.

There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over. We urgently need to develop direct connections to the brain so that computers can add to human intelligence rather than be in opposition.

Once I wept for I had no shoes. Then I met a man with no feet, so I took his shoes. I mean, it wasn't as if he was going to need them.

We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.