Stephen Hawking on why the universe exists:

If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason---for then we would know the mind of god.

Stephen Hawking on GOD:

Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing…It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set Universe going.

Stephen Hawking on the possibility of contact with alien life:

I think it would be a disaster: The extraterrstrials would probably be far in advance of us. The history of advanced races meeting more primitive people on this planet is not very happy, and they were the same species. I think we should keep our heads low.

Stephen Hawking on authorship:

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales. I therefore resolved not to have any equations at all.

Stephen Hawking on computer viruses:

Maybe it says something about human nature, that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive.

Stephen Hawking on euthanasia:

The victim should have the right to end his life, if he wants. But I think it would be a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.

Stephen Hawking on celebrity

The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.

Stephen Hawking on imperfection:

Without imperfection, you or I would not exist.

關(guān)于宇宙起源：

如果我們找到了宇宙起源的答案，那會是人類理性的永恒勝利。那意味著我們可以閱讀上帝的思想了。

關(guān)于上帝：

因?yàn)槿f有引力定律，宇宙完全可以自行從無到有地衍生出來……我們無需祈求上帝點(diǎn)亮他的藍(lán)色火種，并推動宇宙運(yùn)行。

關(guān)于與外星聯(lián)系的可能性：

我想那會是個(gè)災(zāi)難。外星人也許比我們要先進(jìn)得多。歷史上先進(jìn)的種族與落后種族會面的結(jié)果總是不愉快的，哪怕他們是同一種生物。我想我們最好還是低調(diào)一點(diǎn)。

關(guān)于寫作：

有人告訴我，我每在書中寫進(jìn)一條方程式，我的書的銷量便會減少一半。因此，我決定再也不在書里寫入方程式了。

關(guān)于電腦病毒：

或許這道出了人性的某種真諦，即我們迄今所創(chuàng)造的惟一物種，純粹只會破壞。

關(guān)于安樂死

疾病的受害者應(yīng)當(dāng)擁有結(jié)束自己生命的權(quán)利，如果他想的話。不過我認(rèn)為這將是一個(gè)巨大的錯(cuò)誤。不管生命可能看起來有多糟糕，你往往都能夠做些什么，并且能夠取得成功。有生命，就還有希望。

關(guān)于名聲：

我的名聲帶來的不好之處就是，我去世界任何地方都會被認(rèn)出來。我戴上墨鏡與假發(fā)都還不夠。因?yàn)槲业妮喴伟盐页鲑u了。

關(guān)于缺陷：

如果沒有缺陷，你和我都不會存在。

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