Steven Weinberg Quotes

A collection of quotes by Steven Weinberg.

Steven Weinberg is a renowned American theoretical physicist, born on May 3, 1933, in New York City. He is widely recognized for his contributions to the unification of electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force, which led to the development of the electroweak theory. Weinberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for his groundbreaking work. Throughout his career, he has made significant contributions to various fields of physics, including quantum field theory, particle physics, and cosmology. Weinberg has also been an influential author, publishing several books on science and society.

I think one of the great historical contributions of science

I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing.

Steven Weinberg

Religion Science

One of the great achievements of science has been, if not to

One of the great achievements of science has been, if not to make it impossible for intelligent people to be religious, then at least to make it possible for them not to be religious. We should not retreat from this accomplishment.

Steven Weinberg

Science People Religious Accomplishment

The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also

The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless.

Steven Weinberg

Universe

With or without religion, you would have good people doing g

With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

Steven Weinberg

Atheism

The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few

The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.

Steven Weinberg

Science

An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while swee

An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy.

Steven Weinberg

Professionalism

Maybe nature is fundamentally ugly, chaotic and complicated.

Maybe nature is fundamentally ugly, chaotic and complicated. But if it's like that, then I want out.

Steven Weinberg

Nature