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Stephen Hawking Quotes

Stephen Hawking quotes about knowledge

English Physicist January 8, 1942

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In the eighteenth century, philosophers considered the whole of human knowledge, including science, to be their field and discussed questions such as: Did the universe have a beginning? However, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, science became too technical and mathematical for the philosophers, or anyone else except a few specialists. Philosophers reduced the scope of their inquiries so much that Wittgenstein, the most famous philosopher of this century, said, "The sole remaining... Stephen Hawking
Ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable. They have craved an understanding of the underlying order in the world. Today we still yearn to know why we are here and where we came from. Humanity's deepest desire for knowledge is justification enough for our continuing quest. And our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in. Stephen Hawking
We believe human begins have existed for only a small fraction of cosmic history, because human race has been improving so rapidly in knowledge and technology that if people had been around for millions of years, the human race would be much further along in it's mastery. Stephen Hawking
Today will still yearn to know why we are here and where we came from. Humanity's deepest desire for knowledge is justification enough for our continuing quest. And our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in. Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking quote: "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the..."
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking quote: "Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery..."
Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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