Stephen Hawking:

The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting a very average star in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies. We are so insignificant that I can't believe the whole universe exists for our benefit. That would be a pretty hefty waste of space.

— Stephen Hawking Contemporary

Black holes, cosmology

Context

From 'A Brief History of Time' (though often slightly paraphrased, this is close)

Date / Period

1988

Source

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/118336-the-human-race-is-just-a-chemical-scum-o…

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: grok

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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