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> [Wheeler hopes that we can discover, within the context of physics, a principle that will enable the universe to come into existence "of its own accord." In his search for such a theory, he remarks: "No guiding principle would seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/wheeler-hopes-that-we-can-discover-within-the-context-of-physics-a/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

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> [Until now, physical theories have been regarded as merely models with approximately describe the reality of nature. As the models improve, so the fit between theory and reality gets closer. Some physicists are now claiming that supergravity is the reality,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/until-now-physical-theories-have-been-regarded-as-merely-models-with/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

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## Other authors on Accord

## More by Paul Davies

> [“When I was a child, I often used to lie awake at night, in fearful anticipation of some unpleasant event the following day, such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/when-i-was-a-child-i-often-used-to-lie-awake-at-night-in-fearful/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [So how can we test the idea that the transition from nonlife to life is simple enough to happen repeatedly? The most obvious and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/so-how-can-we-test-the-idea-that-the-transition-from-nonlife-to-life/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [I think if we're going to send messages to the stars then it needs a great deal of thought that it's something that should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/i-think-if-we-re-going-to-send-messages-to-the-stars-then-it-needs-a/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [Cosmologists have attempted to account for the day-to-day laws you find in textbooks in terms of fundamental 'superlaws,' but the superlaws themselves must still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/cosmologists-have-attempted-to-account-for-the-day-to-day-laws-you/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [Studying cancer could provide huge insights for astrobiologists into the nature of life itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/studying-cancer-could-provide-huge-insights-for-astrobiologists-into/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [Cancer cells come pre-programmed to execute a well-defined cascade of changes, seemingly designed to facilitate both their enhanced survival and their dissemination through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/cancer-cells-come-pre-programmed-to-execute-a-well-defined-cascade-of/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [It may seem bizarre, but in my opinion science offers a surer path to God than religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/it-may-seem-bizarre-but-in-my-opinion-science-offers-a-surer-path-to/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [“Until now, I've been writing about "now" as if it were literally an instant of time, but of course human faculties are not infinitely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/until-now-i-ve-been-writing-about-now-as-if-it-were-literally-an/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [A permanent base on Mars would have a number of advantages beyond being a bonanza for planetary science and geology. If, as some evidence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/a-permanent-base-on-mars-would-have-a-number-of-advantages-beyond/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/although-the-elusive-cure-may-be-a-distant-dream-understanding-the/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [Through conscious beings the universe has generated self-awareness. This can be no trivial detail, no minor byproduct of mindless, purposeless forces. We are truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/through-conscious-beings-the-universe-has-generated-self-awareness/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [The birth of science as we know it arguably began with Isaac Newton's formulation of the laws of gravitation and motion. It is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/the-birth-of-science-as-we-know-it-arguably-began-with-isaac-newton-s/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [“Can a truly absurd universe so convincingly mimic a meaningful one?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/can-a-truly-absurd-universe-so-convincingly-mimic-a-meaningful-one/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [Astronauts have been stuck in low-Earth orbit, boldly going nowhere. American attempts to kick-start a new phase of lunar exploration have stalled amid the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/astronauts-have-been-stuck-in-low-earth-orbit-boldly-going-nowhere/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

> [Even if we don't have a precise idea of exactly what took place at the beginning, we can at least see that the origin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/even-if-we-don-t-have-a-precise-idea-of-exactly-what-took-place-at/)

[Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/)

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