We are bits of stellar matter that got cold by accident, bits of a star gone wrong.
Arthur Eddington
We are bits of stellar matter ...
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Unless the structure of the nucleus has a surprise in store for us, the conclusion seems plain — there is nothing in the whole system of laws of physics that cannot be deduced unambiguously from epistemological considerations.
Arthur Eddington
The quest of the absolute leads into the four-dimensional world.
Arthur Eddington
The physical world is entirely abstract and without actuality apart from its linkage to consciousness.
Arthur Eddington
It cannot be denied that for a society which has to create scarcity to save its members from starvation, to whom abundance spells disaster, and to whom unlimited energy means unlimited power for war and destruction, there is an ominous cloud in the distance though at present it be no bigger than a man's hand.
Arthur Eddington
Never accept a fact until it has been verified by theory.
Arthur Eddington
