--- title: "12 Us Quotes By Martin Rees" description: "12 Us quotes by Martin Rees. Plus more from Martin Rees and more Us sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/martin-rees-3002_advance_the-advance-of-science-spares-us-from-ir_21303.jpg" --- > [The advance of science spares us from irrational dread.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-advance-of-science-spares-us-from-irrational-dread/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/martin-rees-3002_advance_the-advance-of-science-spares-us-from-ir_21303.jpg) > [From the growth of the Internet through to the mapping of the human genome and our understanding of the human brain, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/from-the-growth-of-the-internet-through-to-the-mapping-of-the-human/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/martin-rees-3002_brain_from-the-growth-of-the-internet-through_1308347.jpg) > [General writing about science, even if we do it badly, helps us to see our work in perspective and broadens our vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/general-writing-about-science-even-if-we-do-it-badly-helps-us-to-see/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/martin-rees-3002_about_general-writing-about-science-even-if-we_1039843.jpg) > [We are 'nuclear waste' from the fuel that makes stars shine; indeed, each of us contains atoms whose provenance can be traced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/we-are-nuclear-waste-from-the-fuel-that-makes-stars-shine-indeed-each/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/martin-rees-3002_astronomy_we-are-nuclear-waste-from-the-fuel-that_324549.jpg) > [Over most of history, threats have come from nature - disease, earthquakes, floods, and so forth. But the worst now come from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/over-most-of-history-threats-have-come-from-nature-disease/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/martin-rees-3002_come_over-most-of-history-threats-have-come-f_1033141.jpg) > [Advances in technology - hugely beneficial though they are - render us vulnerable in new ways. For instance, our interconnected world depends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/advances-in-technology-hugely-beneficial-though-they-are-render-us/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/martin-rees-3002_advances_advances-in-technology-hugely-beneficial_1797551.jpg) > [Ironically, it is only when disaster strikes that the shuttle makes the headlines. Its routine flights attracted less media interest than unmanned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/ironically-it-is-only-when-disaster-strikes-that-the-shuttle-makes/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/martin-rees-3002_attracted_ironically-it-is-only-when-disaster-stri_2286997.jpg) > [Not even the most secular among us can fail to be uplifted by Christianity's architectural legacy - the great cathedrals. These immense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/not-even-the-most-secular-among-us-can-fail-to-be-uplifted-by/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/martin-rees-3002_among_not-even-the-most-secular-among-us-can-f_928852.jpg) > [And we should keep our minds open, or at least ajar, to concepts on the fringe of science fiction. Flaky American futurologists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/and-we-should-keep-our-minds-open-or-at-least-ajar-to-concepts-on-the/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/martin-rees-3002_always_and-we-should-keep-our-minds-open-or-at_2267960.jpg) > [From a personal perspective, I am disappointed that we have yet to really achieve a full understanding of the origins of life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/from-a-personal-perspective-i-am-disappointed-that-we-have-yet-to/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e7/martin-rees-3002_achieve_from-a-personal-perspective-i-am-disappo_2118584.jpg) > [Darwin and his successors taught us how our biosphere evolved, and thereby transformed our conception of humanity's place in nature. In the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/darwin-and-his-successors-taught-us-how-our-biosphere-evolved-and/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/martin-rees-3002_astronomy_darwin-and-his-successors-taught-us-how_1322709.jpg) > [If we do find ET, we will at least have something in common with them. They may live on planet Zog and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/if-we-do-find-et-we-will-at-least-have-something-in-common-with-them/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/martin-rees-3002_atoms_if-we-do-find-et-we-will-at-least-have-s_2900297.jpg) ## Other authors on Us ## More by Martin Rees > [A monkey is unaware that atoms exist. Likewise, our brainpower may not stretch to the deepest aspects of reality. The bedrock nature of space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/a-monkey-is-unaware-that-atoms-exist-likewise-our-brainpower-may-not/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [When scientists are asked what they are working on, their response is seldom 'Finding the origin of the universe' or 'Seeking to cure cancer.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/when-scientists-are-asked-what-they-are-working-on-their-response-is/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [The advance of science spares us from irrational dread.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-advance-of-science-spares-us-from-irrational-dread/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [“The Sun contains about a thousand times more mass than Jupiter. If it were cold, gravity would squeeze it a million times denser than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-sun-contains-about-a-thousand-times-more-mass-than-jupiter-if-it/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [“We, and the visible universe around us, may exist only because of a difference in the ninth decimal place between the numbers of quarks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/we-and-the-visible-universe-around-us-may-exist-only-because-of-a/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [Crucial to science education is hands-on involvement: showing, not just telling; real experiments and field trips and not just 'virtual reality.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/crucial-to-science-education-is-hands-on-involvement-showing-not-just/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [I have no religious belief myself, but I don't think we should fight about it. In particular, I think that we should not rubbish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/i-have-no-religious-belief-myself-but-i-don-t-think-we-should-fight/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [“More energy is needed to rise a millimetre above a neutron star's surface than to break completely free of Earth's gravity. A pen dropped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/more-energy-is-needed-to-rise-a-millimetre-above-a-neutron-star-s/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [The next humans to walk on the moon may be Chinese. Only China seems to have the resources, the dirigiste government, and the willingness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-next-humans-to-walk-on-the-moon-may-be-chinese-only-china-seems/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [If we ever established contact with intelligent life on another world, there would be barriers to communication. First, they would be many light years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/if-we-ever-established-contact-with-intelligent-life-on-another-world/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [There is an ever-widening gap between what science allows and what we should actually do. There are many doors science can open that should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/there-is-an-ever-widening-gap-between-what-science-allows-and-what-we/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [An insect is more complex than a star..and is a far greater challenge to understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/an-insect-is-more-complex-than-a-star-and-is-a-far-greater-challenge/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [The physicist is like someone who's watching people playing chess and, after watching a few games, he may have worked out what the moves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-physicist-is-like-someone-who-s-watching-people-playing-chess-and/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [We are 'nuclear waste' from the fuel that makes stars shine; indeed, each of us contains atoms whose provenance can be traced back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/we-are-nuclear-waste-from-the-fuel-that-makes-stars-shine-indeed-each/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [Just as there are many Jews who keep the Friday ritual in their home despite describing themselves as atheists, I am a 'tribal Christian,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/just-as-there-are-many-jews-who-keep-the-friday-ritual-in-their-home/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/us/martin-rees/#itemlist", "name": "12 Us Quotes By Martin Rees", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The advance of science spares us from irrational dread.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Rees" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-advance-of-science-spares-us-from-irrational-dread/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/martin-rees-3002_advance_the-advance-of-science-spares-us-from-ir_21303.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/martin-rees-3002_advance_the-advance-of-science-spares-us-from-ir_21303.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/martin-rees-3002_advance_the-advance-of-science-spares-us-from-ir_21303.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The advance of science spares us from irrational dread.” — Martin Rees", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "From the growth of the Internet through to the mapping of the human genome and our understanding of the human brain, the more we understand, the more there seems to be for us to explore.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Rees" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/from-the-growth-of-the-internet-through-to-the-mapping-of-the-human/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/martin-rees-3002_brain_from-the-growth-of-the-internet-through_1308347.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/martin-rees-3002_brain_from-the-growth-of-the-internet-through_1308347.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/martin-rees-3002_brain_from-the-growth-of-the-internet-through_1308347.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“From the growth of the Internet through to the mapping of the human genome and our understanding of the…” — Martin Rees", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "General writing about science, even if we do it badly, helps us to see our work in perspective and broadens our vision.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Rees" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/general-writing-about-science-even-if-we-do-it-badly-helps-us-to-see/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/martin-rees-3002_about_general-writing-about-science-even-if-we_1039843.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/martin-rees-3002_about_general-writing-about-science-even-if-we_1039843.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/martin-rees-3002_about_general-writing-about-science-even-if-we_1039843.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“General writing about science, even if we do it badly, helps us to see our work in perspective and broadens…” — Martin Rees", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are 'nuclear waste' from the fuel that makes stars shine; 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