Best Paul Davies Quotations
- We know that within the solar system is very unlikely there will be anything more advanced than microbial life, but if we think outside the… Advanced
- The problem here is that a civilization that is 1,000 light years away doesn't know we exist. They don't know that we have radio telescopes… Affect
- If we're thinking about old civilizations, those that formed a long time ago and there were stars and planets around long before Earth even existed,… Ago
- It's worth remembering that all technology leaves a footprint. For example, our own technology is leaving a footprint in terms of global warming, which could… Advanced
- If we knew we were not alone in the universe it would have a very, very deep impact on our worldview, on our understanding of… Alone
- Supposing we knew that up there is some alien civilization and it's sending radio signals our way we should not tell the public where that… Alien
- 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 involve… Carefully
- Mathematics is universal. It's discovered by human beings, but the rules of mathematics are the same throughout the universe and the laws of the universe. Beings
- We could tell them [alien civilization] things that we have discovered in the realm of mathematical physics, but there is stuff that I would like… Alien
- It's always good in science to say "Well how do you know that?" and "Are you really sure?" and "Could there be an exceptional case?" Always Good
- You've got to get away from the idea cancer is a disease to be cured. It's not a disease really. The cancer cell is your… All
- Cancer is like another form of life. It's closely related to healthy life. A healthy body is one form of life. Cancer is in a… Another Form
- Studying cancer could provide huge insights for astrobiologists into the nature of life itself. Cancer
- Cancer is not something confined to human beings. It's found in all multi cellular organisms where the adult cells proliferate, so it's widespread in the… Adult
- 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 bloodstream.… Air
- 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 exaggeration… Arguably
- Science, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of knowledge about the world because it is based on testable hypotheses. Religion, by contrast,… Based
- Cancer is such a ruthless adversary because it behaves as if it has its own fiendishly cunning agenda. Adversaries
- Astonishingly, in spite of decades of research, there is no agreed theory of cancer, no explanation for why, inside almost all healthy cells, there lurks… Activated
- Imagine a civilisation that's way in advance of us wants to communicate with us, and assist us in our development. The information we provide to… Advance
- A universe that came from nothing in the big bang will disappear into nothing at the big crunch. Its glorious few zillion years of existence… Bang