Death from the Skies! Quotes

“They say that even the brightest star won't shine forever. But in fact, the brightest star would live the shortest amount of time. Feel free to extract whatever life lesson you want from that.”
― Philip C. Plait, Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End...

“I am using the word theory as a scientist means it: a set of ideas so well established by observations and physical models that it is essentially indistinguishable from fact. That is different from the colloquial use that means "guess." To a scientist, you can bet your life on a theory. Remember, gravity is "just a theory" too.”
― Philip C. Plait, Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End...

“Science asymptotically approaches reality.”
― Philip C. Plait, Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End...

“Sure, black holes can kill us, and in a variety of interesting and gruesome ways. But, all in all, we may owe our very existence to them.”
― Philip C. Plait, Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End...

“They say that even the brightest star won’t shine forever. But in fact, the brightest star would live the shortest amount of time. Feel free to extract whatever life lesson you want from that.”
― Philip Plait, Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End...

“If you wish to view this as a cautionary tale, be my guest.”
― Philip C. Plait, Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End...

“they had thrived on Earth for millions of years, but their own waste killed them.”
― Philip Plait, Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End...