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The event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an outside observer.
The distinction between the noumenon and the phenomenon is an essential feature of my philosophy.
The laws of physics and biology are deeply intertwined in the functioning of complex systems.
From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West
Metaphysics is not a science, but a mere pre-science.
Particles can exist in multiple states at once.
From The Quantum World by Kenneth W. Ford
The mind is more than just the brain.
From The Conscious Mind by David Chalmers
The more perfect a thing is, the more it resembles the Supreme Being.
From The Philosophical Writings of Descartes by René Descartes
We are all made of star-stuff.
The uncertainty principle defines the limits of measurement.
From The Quantum World by Kenneth W. Ford
Metaphysics is the science of the limits of human understanding.
Time is a relation between events, not an absolute measure.
From The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
Events are the fundamental building blocks of time.
From The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
A black hole is a region of space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing can escape.
The laws of physics are not a mere collection of rules but the very fabric of reality.
From The Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku
Will is the thing-in-itself.
From The World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer
The laws of physics are the same everywhere in the universe.
From The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku
God is not a being among other beings, but the ground of being itself.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.
Physics and mathematics are inextricably linked; to separate them is to lose the essence of both.
From The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose
The laws of physics are universal; they are the language of the cosmos.
From The Cosmic Code by Heinz R. Pagels
There is a law in physics that says that you cannot create or destroy energy.
The universe is a symphony of strings, and the music of the spheres is the physics of the future.
From The Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku
The laws of motion are the foundation of all physical phenomena.
From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick