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" What was God doing before the divine creation? "
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" I think the brain is essentially a computer and consciousness is like a computer program. It will cease to run when the computer is turned off. Theoretically, it could be re-created on a neural network, but that would be very difficult, as it would require all one's memories. "
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" One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem. "
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" I wouldn't be here today if it were not for the NHS. I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived. "
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" The media need superheroes in science just as in every sphere of life, but there is really a continuous range of abilities with no clear dividing line. "
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" No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. "
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" My work and my family are very important to me. "
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" Sometimes I wonder if I'm as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries. "
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" Stem cell research is the key to developing cures for degenerative conditions like Parkinson's and motor neuron disease from which I and many others suffer. The fact that the cells may come from embryos is not an objection, because the embryos are going to die anyway. "
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" So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end: it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator? "
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