自然界中每年的痛苦总量超出了所有体面的思考。在我写这句话的一分钟内,成千上万的动物被活生生地吃掉,许多其他动物在逃命,因恐惧而呜咽,其他动物则被寄生虫从内部慢慢吞噬,成千上万的动物因饥饿、口渴和疾病而死亡。
The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease.
复杂是你的敌人。任何傻瓜都能把事情复杂化。
有些人特别善于了解自己的知识极限,因为他们必须这样做。
数学的美妙之处在于它常常引导我们发现关于物理世界的真理,而这些真理是我们无法通过其他方式发现的。
量子力学的数学形式不仅是一种工具,更是一种揭示自然深层结构的语言。