--- title: "12 Ifs Quotes By Paul Davies" description: "12 Ifs quotes by Paul Davies. Plus more from Paul Davies and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/paul-davies-3810_black_i-always-look-on-the-black-side-of-life_721765.png" --- > [I always look on the black side of life. That way, you won't be disappointed and I'm cheerful if it doesn't work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/i-always-look-on-the-black-side-of-life-that-way-you-won-t-be/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/paul-davies-3810_black_i-always-look-on-the-black-side-of-life_721765.png) > [I think if we're going to send messages to the stars then it needs a great deal of thought that it's something…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/paul-davies-3810_astronomy_i-think-if-we-re-going-to-send-messages_100202.png) > [If we're looking for intelligence in the universe I think everybody assumes that this has to start with life and so the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/if-we-re-looking-for-intelligence-in-the-universe-i-think-everybody/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/072/paul-davies-3810_assuming_if-we-re-looking-for-intelligence-in-the_741901.png) > [Science can proceed only if the scientist adopts an essentially theological worldview. ..even the most atheistic scientist accepts as an act of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/science-can-proceed-only-if-the-scientist-adopts-an-essentially/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a10/paul-davies-3810_accepting_science-can-proceed-only-if-the-scientis_2669360.png) > [We know that within the solar system is very unlikely there will be anything more advanced than microbial life, but if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/we-know-that-within-the-solar-system-is-very-unlikely-there-will-be/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/paul-davies-3810_courses_we-know-that-within-the-solar-system-is_3131968.jpg) > [If we knew we were not alone in the universe it would have a very, very deep impact on our worldview, on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/if-we-knew-we-were-not-alone-in-the-universe-it-would-have-a-very/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49c/paul-davies-3810_deep-impact_if-we-knew-we-were-not-alone-in-the-univ_2397134.png) > [Even if we don't have a precise idea of exactly what took place at the beginning, we can at least see that…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/paul-davies-3810_atheism_even-if-we-don-t-have-a-precise-idea-of_409278.jpg) > [Mathematics is not something that you find lying around in your back yard. It's produced by the human mind. Yet if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/mathematics-is-not-something-that-you-find-lying-around-in-your-back/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/012/paul-davies-3810_affair_mathematics-is-not-something-that-you-fi_2523052.png) > [Science may explain the world, but we still have to explain science. The laws which enable the universe to come into being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/science-may-explain-the-world-but-we-still-have-to-explain-science/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/paul-davies-3810_design_science-may-explain-the-world-but-we-sti_2940736.jpg) > [If we're thinking about old civilizations, those that formed a long time ago and there were stars and planets around long before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/if-we-re-thinking-about-old-civilizations-those-that-formed-a-long/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/paul-davies-3810_ancient_if-we-re-thinking-about-old-civilization_1582637.png) > [If you get a drill and drill down 5km beneath the ground, it's teeming with life - millions of tiny living fossils.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/if-you-get-a-drill-and-drill-down-5km-beneath-the-ground-it-s-teeming/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/paul-davies-3810_associates_if-you-get-a-drill-and-drill-down-5km-be_704948.png) > [People take it for granted that the physical world is both ordered and intelligible. The underlying order in nature - the laws…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/people-take-it-for-granted-that-the-physical-world-is-both-ordered/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/554/paul-davies-3810_absurd_people-take-it-for-granted-that-the-phys_2144059.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/paul-davies/#itemlist", "name": "12 Ifs Quotes By Paul Davies", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always look on the black side of life. That way, you won't be disappointed and I'm cheerful if it doesn't work out. 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