"The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?"
- Stephen Hawking
About this Quote
In this quote, Stephen Hawking is talking about the restrictions of the scientific method in comprehending the presence of the universe. He argues that while science can develop mathematical models to describe deep space, it can not explain the fundamental concern of why deep space exists in the very first location. Hawking questions the purpose and requirement of the universe, questioning why it goes through the effort of existing. This quote highlights the philosophical and existential concerns that science alone can not answer, and emphasizes the value of considering both scientific and philosophical perspectives in understanding deep space.
"If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour?"
