"I learned that you can't choose the way in which you'll be tested."
"John Conway is the god of that universe, and all his simulation proves is that any universe requires a god. Conway was the programmer. God was also a programmer; the laws of physics and physical constants he devised are our universe's source code. The presumed difference between your Mr. Conway and "
"Which is more important: knowing the precise phylogenetic relationships between all the various branches on the evolutionary bush or knowing the meaning of life?"