--- title: "13 Theory Quotes By Paul Davies" description: "13 Theory quotes by Paul Davies. Plus more from Paul Davies and more Theory sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/paul-davies-3810_asks_the-question-not-many-ask-is-why-are-the_2866861.png" --- > [The question not many ask is: why are the laws of physics like they are?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/the-question-not-many-ask-is-why-are-the-laws-of-physics-like-they-are/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/paul-davies-3810_asks_the-question-not-many-ask-is-why-are-the_2866861.png) > [Scientists have no agreed theory of the origin of life - plenty of scenarios, conjectures and just-so stories, but nothing with solid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/scientists-have-no-agreed-theory-of-the-origin-of-life-plenty-of/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/paul-davies-3810_conjecture_scientists-have-no-agreed-theory-of-the_3171557.png) > [Traditionally, scientists have treated the laws of physics as simply 'given,' elegant mathematical relationships that were somehow imprinted on the universe at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/traditionally-scientists-have-treated-the-laws-of-physics-as-simply/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed4/paul-davies-3810_birth_traditionally-scientists-have-treated-th_870377.png) > [Astonishingly, in spite of decades of research, there is no agreed theory of cancer, no explanation for why, inside almost all healthy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/astonishingly-in-spite-of-decades-of-research-there-is-no-agreed/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/paul-davies-3810_agents_astonishingly-in-spite-of-decades-of-res_3066156.jpg) > [General relativity is the cornerstone of cosmology and astrophysics. It has also provided the conceptual basis for string theory and other attempts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/general-relativity-is-the-cornerstone-of-cosmology-and-astrophysics/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/paul-davies-3810_astrophysics_general-relativity-is-the-cornerstone-of_2709693.png) > [Things changed with the discovery of neutron stars and black holes - objects with gravitational fields so intense that dramatic space and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/things-changed-with-the-discovery-of-neutron-stars-and-black-holes/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/paul-davies-3810_astronomy_things-changed-with-the-discovery-of-neu_1545789.jpg) > [The birth of science as we know it arguably began with Isaac Newton's formulation of the laws of gravitation and motion. It…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/paul-davies-3810_20th-century_the-birth-of-science-as-we-know-it-argua_362400.jpg) > [Wheeler hopes that we can discover, within the context of physics, a principle that will enable the universe to come into existence…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54f/paul-davies-3810_accord_wheeler-hopes-that-we-can-discover-withi_2538110.png) > [Until now, physical theories have been regarded as merely models with approximately describe the reality of nature. As the models improve, so…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/paul-davies-3810_accord_until-now-physical-theories-have-been-re_2830809.png) > [“God is a pure mathematician!' declared British astronomer Sir James Jeans. The physical Universe does seem to be organised around elegant mathematical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/god-is-a-pure-mathematician-declared-british-astronomer-sir-james/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/paul-davies-3810_astronomy_god-is-a-pure-mathematician-declared-bri_2209878.png) > [ We could tell them \[alien civilization\] things that we have discovered in the realm of mathematical physics, but there is stuff that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/we-could-tell-them-alien-civilization-things-that-we-have-discovered/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/044/paul-davies-3810_aliens_we-could-tell-them-alien-civilization-th_2442959.png) > [Although gravity is by far the weakest force of nature, its insidious and cumulative action serves to determine the ultimate fate not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/although-gravity-is-by-far-the-weakest-force-of-nature-its-insidious/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/paul-davies-3810_action_although-gravity-is-by-far-the-weakest-f_1207065.png) > [In spite of the fact that religion looks backward to revealed truth while science looks forward to new vistas and discoveries, both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/in-spite-of-the-fact-that-religion-looks-backward-to-revealed-truth/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/paul-davies-3810_activity_in-spite-of-the-fact-that-religion-looks_1737859.jpg) ## Other authors on Theory ## 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/theory/paul-davies/#itemlist", "name": "13 Theory Quotes By Paul Davies", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The question not many ask is: why are the laws of physics like they are?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Davies" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/the-question-not-many-ask-is-why-are-the-laws-of-physics-like-they-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/paul-davies-3810_asks_the-question-not-many-ask-is-why-are-the_2866861.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/paul-davies-3810_asks_the-question-not-many-ask-is-why-are-the_2866861.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/paul-davies-3810_asks_the-question-not-many-ask-is-why-are-the_2866861.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The question not many ask is: why are the laws of physics like they are?” — Paul Davies", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Scientists have no agreed theory of the origin of life - plenty of scenarios, conjectures and just-so stories, but nothing with solid experimental support.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Davies" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/scientists-have-no-agreed-theory-of-the-origin-of-life-plenty-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/paul-davies-3810_conjecture_scientists-have-no-agreed-theory-of-the_3171557.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/paul-davies-3810_conjecture_scientists-have-no-agreed-theory-of-the_3171557.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/paul-davies-3810_conjecture_scientists-have-no-agreed-theory-of-the_3171557.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Scientists have no agreed theory of the origin of life - plenty of scenarios, conjectures and just-so…” — Paul Davies", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Traditionally, scientists have treated the laws of physics as simply 'given,' elegant mathematical relationships that were somehow imprinted on the universe at its birth, and fixed thereafter. 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The physical Universe does seem to be organised around elegant mathematical relationships. And one number above all others has exercised an enduring fascination for physicists: 137.0359991… It is known as the fine-structure constant and is denoted by the Greek letter alpha (α).”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Davies" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/god-is-a-pure-mathematician-declared-british-astronomer-sir-james/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/paul-davies-3810_astronomy_god-is-a-pure-mathematician-declared-bri_2209878.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/paul-davies-3810_astronomy_god-is-a-pure-mathematician-declared-bri_2209878.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/paul-davies-3810_astronomy_god-is-a-pure-mathematician-declared-bri_2209878.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“God is a pure mathematician!' declared British astronomer Sir James Jeans. 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