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> [We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-will/we-know-next-to-nothing-about-virtually-everything-it-is-not/)

[George Will](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-will/)

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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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