“With a background in science I am extremely interested in the meeting ...” — Alan Lightman Quote

“With a background in science I am extremely interested in the meeting ground of science, theology, and philosophy, especially the ethical questions at the border of science and theology.”

“I have always loved magic realism as a form of writing. I have also been fascinated for a long time with the intersection of science and religion.”

“Except for a God who sits down after the universe begins, all other gods conflict with the assumptions of science.”

“We're plugged in 24 hours a day now. We're all part of one big machine, whether we are conscious of that or not. And if we can't unplug from that machine, eventually we're going to become mindless.”

“I have too many friends who tell me that they spend the first hour of every morning going through their e-mail messages. I'd like to use my time more carefully.”

“Each time is true, but the truths are not the same.”

“When you are loved, you can do anything in creation.”

“It's so important for young girls see that it's not weird for girls to understand what happens in the red zone. It's not rocket science. For a lot of the girls that I grew up around, that's common knowledge.”

“I think science fiction helps us think about possibilities, to speculate - it helps us look at our society from a different perspective. It lets us look at our mores, using science as the backdrop, as the game changer.”

“Ponder this for a moment. Newborn ducklings, with the briefest of exposure to sensory stimuli, detect patterns in what they see, form abstract notions of similarity/dissimilarity, and then will recognize those abstractions in stimuli they see later and act upon them.”

“Mysticism is colourful and alluring, but if you are after the truth, science is the best path!”

“During the first half of the present century we had an”