We believe human begins have existed for only a small fraction of cosm…

Stephen Hawking
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We believe human begins have existed for only a small fraction of cosmic history, because human race has been improving so rapidly in knowledge and technology that if people had been around for millions of years, the human race would be much further along in it's mastery.
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