Sir Fred Hoyle (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer noted primarily for the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis.
He also for his often co...
Things are the way they are because they were the way they were. Fred Hoyle
Things are the way they are because they were the way they were.
The further back we go, the greater the difference from external appearances and behavior patterns which we observe today. Fred Hoyle
The further back we go, the greater the difference from external appearances and behavior patterns which we observe today.
It is a mistake to imagine that potentially great men are rare. It is the conditions that permit the promise of greatness to be fulfilled that are rare. Fred Hoyle
It is a mistake to imagine that potentially great men are rare. It is the conditions that permit the promise of greatness to be fulfilled that are rare.
When I was young, the old regarded me as an outrageous young fellow, and now that I'm old the young regard me as an outrageous old fellow. Fred Hoyle
When I was young, the old regarded me as an outrageous young fellow, and now that I'm old the young regard me as an outrageous old fellow.
What is so difficult to achieve is the cultural background that permits potential greatness to be converted into actual greatness. Fred Hoyle
What is so difficult to achieve is the cultural background that permits potential greatness to be converted into actual greatness.
Going further back, we share a common ancestry with our fellow primates; and going still further back, we share a common ancestry with all other living creatures and plants down to the simplest microbe. Fred Hoyle
Going further back, we share a common ancestry with our fellow primates; and going still further back, we share a common ancestry with all other living creatures and plants down to the simplest microbe.
Words are like harpoons. Once they go in, they are very hard to pull out. Fred Hoyle
Words are like harpoons. Once they go in, they are very hard to pull out.
An outrageously small probability that could not be faced even if the whole universe consisted of organic soup. Fred Hoyle
An outrageously small probability that could not be faced even if the whole universe consisted of organic soup.
I have always thought it curious that, while most scientists claim to eschew religion, it actually dominates their thoughts more than it does the clergy. Fred Hoyle
I have always thought it curious that, while most scientists claim to eschew religion, it actually dominates their thoughts more than it does the clergy.
In short there is not a shred of objective evidence to support the hypothesis that life began in an organic soup here on the Earth. Fred Hoyle
In short there is not a shred of objective evidence to support the hypothesis that life began in an organic soup here on the Earth.
Indeed, such a theory is so obvious that one wonders why it is not widely accepted as being self-evident. The reasons are psychological rather than scientific. Fred Hoyle
Indeed, such a theory is so obvious that one wonders why it is not widely accepted as being self-evident. The reasons are psychological rather than scientific.
Once we see, however, that the probability of life originating at random is so utterly minuscule as to make it absurd, it becomes sensible to think that the favorable properties of physics, on which life depends, are in every respect deliberate. Fred Hoyle
Once we see, however, that the probability of life originating at random is so utterly minuscule as to make it absurd, it becomes sensible to think that the favorable properties of physics, on which life depends, are in every respect deliberate.
