It's Us That's Really Amazing.

You Ask: What Is The Meaning Or Purpose Of Life? I Can Only Answer With Another Question: Do You Think We Are Wise Enough To Read God's Mind?

Scientifically Speaking, A Butterfly Is At Least As Mysterious As A Superstring. When Something Ceases To Be Mysterious It Ceases To Be Of Absorbing Interest To Scientists. Almost All Things Scientists Think And Dream About Are Mysterious.

If We Want To Go To Space With Humans, That's For Fun Not For Science. Human Adventures In Space Are Just Sporting Events.

I Think That The Artificial-intelligence People Are Making A Lot Of Noise Recently, Claiming That Artificial Intelligence Is Making Huge Progress And We're Going To Be Outstripped By The Machines. But, In My View, This Whole Field Is Based On A Misconception. I Think The Brain Is Analog, Whereas The Machines Are Digital. They Really Are Different. So I Think That What The Machines Can Do, Of Course, Is Wonderful, But It's Not The Same As What The Brain Can Do.

Some Of My Friends Like To Keep Science And Religion Together, But I Certainly Like To Keep Them Separate.