Evolve Quote by Brian Greene

“It is a tedious cliché (and, unlike many clichés, it isn't even true) that science concerns itself with how questions, but only theology is…

— Richard Dawkins

“For most people, the central questions of existence ultimately come down to transcendental ones: Why is there a universe at all? Why are we…

— Lawrence M. Krauss

“Mr. Langdon all questions were once spiritual. Since the beginning of time spirituality and religion have been called on to fill in the gaps…

— Dan Brown

“What," "how," "when," etc are all questions more or less common to religion and philosophy. But to ask "why" is a transgression in religion,…

— Raheel Farooq

I feel that I've often pointed out that there are countless aspects of life and nature that scientists and scientific thinkers cannot explain. Why…

— Bill Nye

Science tries to answer the question: "How?" How do cells act in the body? How do you design an airplane that will fly faster…

— Warren Weaver

“[I]n science we have to be particularly cautious about 'why' questions. When we ask, 'Why?' we usually mean 'How?' If we can answer the…

— Lawrence M. Krauss

Science is wonderfully equipped to answer the question 'How?' but it gets terribly confused when you ask the question 'Why?'

— Erwin Chargaff

All of my life, I have been fascinated by the big questions that face us, and have tried to find scientific answers to them.…

— Stephen Hawking

“Whenever one asks “Why?” in science, one actually means “How?”. “Why?” is not really a sensible question in science because it usually implies purpose…

— Lawrence M. Krauss

“Why is there a universe at all? Why are we here?”

— Lawrence M. Krauss

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its story of our origins and of our end is,…

— Neil Postman