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> [The universe is almost like a huge magic trick and scientists are trying to figure out how it does what it does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/the-universe-is-almost-like-a-huge-magic-trick-and-scientists-are/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

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## More by Martin Gardner

> [If you ask me to tell you anything about the nature of what lies beyond the phaneron… my answer is “How should I know?”……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/if-you-ask-me-to-tell-you-anything-about-the-nature-of-what-lies/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [Debunking bad science should be constant obligation of the science community, even if it takes time away from serious research or seems to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/debunking-bad-science-should-be-constant-obligation-of-the-science/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [Mathematics is not only real, but it is the only reality. That is that entire universe is made of matter, obviously. And matter is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/mathematics-is-not-only-real-but-it-is-the-only-reality-that-is-that/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/there-is-still-a-difference-between-something-and-nothing-but-it-is/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [Let the Bible be the Bible. It's not about science. It's not accurate history. It is a grab bag of religious fantasies written by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/let-the-bible-be-the-bible-it-s-not-about-science-it-s-not-accurate/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [It is part of the pholosophic dullness of our time that there are millions of rational monsters walking about on their hind legs, observing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/it-is-part-of-the-pholosophic-dullness-of-our-time-that-there-are/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [Politicians, real-estate agents, used-car salesmen, and advertising copy-writers are expected to stretch facts in self-serving directions, but scientists who falsify their results are regarded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/politicians-real-estate-agents-used-car-salesmen-and-advertising-copy/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [“Her constant orders for beheading are shocking to those modern critics of children's literature who feel that juvenile fiction should be free of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/her-constant-orders-for-beheading-are-shocking-to-those-modern/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [The violence and double-talk in the Alice books probably does no harm to children, but the novels should not be allowed to circulate indiscriminately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/the-violence-and-double-talk-in-the-alice-books-probably-does-no-harm/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [Mathematics is not only real, but it is the only reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/mathematics-is-not-only-real-but-it-is-the-only-reality/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [As Bertrand Russell once wrote, two plus two is four even in the interior of the sun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/as-bertrand-russell-once-wrote-two-plus-two-is-four-even-in-the/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [Mathemagical mathematics combines the beauty of mathematical structure with the entertainment value of a trick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/mathemagical-mathematics-combines-the-beauty-of-mathematical/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [The last level of metaphor in the Alice books is this: that life, viewed rationally and without illusion, appears to be a nonsense tale…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/the-last-level-of-metaphor-in-the-alice-books-is-this-that-life/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [The universe is almost like a huge magic trick and scientists are trying to figure out how it does what it does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/the-universe-is-almost-like-a-huge-magic-trick-and-scientists-are/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

> [Although Lewis Carroll thought of The Hunting of the Snark as a nonsense ballad for children, it is hard to imagine - in fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-gardner/although-lewis-carroll-thought-of-the-hunting-of-the-snark-as-a/)

[Martin Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-gardner/)

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