Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.

生物学是对那些看起来像是为了某种目的而被设计的复杂事物的研究。

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.

The universe is not queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

宇宙并不比我们想象的更奇怪，而是比我们能够想象的更奇怪。

The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.

生命的本质是统计上的不可能性，规模巨大。

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.

我们观察到的宇宙恰恰具有我们应期望的属性，如果从根本上说，没有设计，没有目的，没有邪恶，没有善良，只有盲目的、无情的冷漠。