Expanding Universe quotes

Expanding Universe

14 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking Theoretical Physicist

"One can imagine that God created the universe at literally any time in the past. On the other hand, if the universe is expanding, there may be physical reasons why there had to be a beginning. One could imagine that God created the universe at the instant of the big bang, or even afterwards in just such a way as to make it look as though there had been a big bang, but it would be meaningless to suppose that it was created before the big bang. An expanding universe does not preclude a creator, but it does place limits on when he might have carried out his job!"

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