Lawrence M. Krauss Professions : Physicist Born : May 27, 1954 Browse All Authors Top 92 quotes by Lawrence M. Krauss The ultimate goal of physicists is to arrive at an equation that explains everything and could fit on a t-shirt. That may happen but the t-shirt would have to be 10-dimensional. Lawrence M. Krauss fit goal may We should provide the meaning of the universe in the meaning of our own lives. So I think science doesn't necessarily have to get in the way of kind of spiritual fulfillment. Lawrence M. Krauss spiritual way thinking If our species is to survive, our future will probably require outposts beyond our own planet. Lawrence M. Krauss our-future species planets The universe has a much greater imagination than we do, which is why the real story of the universe is far more interesting than any of the fairy tales we have invented to describe it. Lawrence M. Krauss real imagination interesting The root cause of the looming energy problem - and the key to easing environmental, economic and religious tensions while improving public health - is to address the unending, and unequal, growth of the human population. And the one proven way to reduce fertility rates is to empower young women by educating them. Lawrence M. Krauss keys religious roots When a person's religious beliefs cause him to deny the evidence of science, or for whom public policy morphs into a battle with the devil, shouldn't that be a subject for discussion and debate? Lawrence M. Krauss devil battle religious In 5 billion years, the expansion of the universe will have progressed to the point where all other galaxies will have receded beyond detection. Lawrence M. Krauss conclusion expansion years I can't prove that God doesn't exist, but I'd much rather live in a universe without one. Lawrence M. Krauss prove universe i-can Whatever the evolutionary basis of religion, the xenophobia it now generates is clearly maladaptive. Lawrence M. Krauss bases xenophobia My area of research is something that in all fairness has no practical usability whatsoever and the thing is I'm often asked to apologize for that. It is interesting to me that people ask 'what's the point of doing that if it's not useful?' But they never ask that, or do they very rarely ask that about art or literature or music. Those things are not gonna produce a better toaster. Lawrence M. Krauss people art interesting Occam's razor suggests that, if some event is physically plausible, we don't need recourse to more extraordinary claims for its being. Surely the requirement of an all-powerful deity who somehow exists outside of our universe, or multiverse, while at the same time governing what goes on inside it, is one such claim. It should thus be a claim of last, rather than first, resort. Lawrence M. Krauss events powerful needs There are a lot of legislators who are afraid that kids will learn science and lose their faith. Lawrence M. Krauss atheism kids religion At the heart of quantum mechanics is a rule that sometimes governs politicians or CEOs-as long as no one is watching, anything goes. Lawrence M. Krauss humor heart long Neutrinos alone, among all the known particles, have ethereal properties that are striking and romantic enough both to have inspired a poem by John Updike and to have sent teams of scientists deep underground for 50 years to build huge science-fiction-like contraptions to unravel their mysteries. Lawrence M. Krauss team fiction years We live at a very special time . . . the only time when we can observationally verify that we live at a very special time! Lawrence M. Krauss special-times verify special Aside from communications satellites, space is devoid of industry. Lawrence M. Krauss satellites communication space The real thing that physics tell us about the universe is that it's big, rare event happens all the time — including life — and that doesn't mean it's special. Lawrence M. Krauss rare-events real mean For many, to live in a universe that may have no purpose, and no creator, is unthinkable. Lawrence M. Krauss unthinkable purpose may What people believe impacts on what they do. And it's not as if religion is universally bad. Of course it's responsible for many peoples doing good actions. Lawrence M. Krauss impact believe people What we can do is provide the tools, through our educational system, for people to be able to tell sense from nonsense. These tools include the scientific method, skeptical questioning, empirical evidence, verifying sources, etc. Lawrence M. Krauss tell nonsense tools people Similar Authors Gabriel Lippmann physicist Burton Richter physicist Bruno Rossi physicist Bruce Maccabee physicist Brian Cox physicist Allan McLeod Cormack physicist All Authors