Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?

Stephen Hawking quote on universe

Stephen Hawking

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823 Using e-mail, I can communicate with scientists all over the world.
778 Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in.
778 Observations indicate that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate. It will expand forever, getting emptier and darker.
792 My work and my family are very important to me.
809 In Britain, like most of the developed world, stem-cell research is regarded as a great opportunity. America will be left behind if it doesn't change policy.

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