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We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.

Skepticism must go hand in hand with rationality. When theories are shown to be false, the correct thing to do is to move on.

Anyone who thinks the Large Hadron Collider will destroy the world is a twat.

What scientists are attached to is journeys into the unknown and discovering things that are completely unexpected and baffling and surprising.

We have written the evidence of our existence onto the surface of our planet. Our civilisation has become a beacon, that identifies our planet as home to life.

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