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> [Scientists are slowly waking up to an inconvenient truth - the universe looks suspiciously like a fix. The issue concerns the very laws of nature themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/scientists-are-slowly-waking-up-to-an-inconvenient-truth-the-universe/)

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

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> [“Scientists are slowly waking up to an inconvenient truth - the universe looks suspiciously like a fix. The issue concerns the very laws of nature themselves. For 40 years, physicists and cosmologists have been quietly collecting examples of all too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/scientists-are-slowly-waking-up-to-an-inconvenient-truth-the-universe-2/)

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

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## 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/)

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