# Universe and human stupidity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-and-human-stupidity/274838>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-and-human-stupidity/274838 "2004-11-15T10:49:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Antonio\_Ingles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Antonio\_Ingles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonio_Ingles)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-and-human-stupidity/274838/1 "2004-11-15T10:49:00Z")

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I know (and believe) for some years the phrase:  
“Universe and human stupidity and the only 2 infinite things, and i have doubts about the universe…”  
I dont question this - we have examples every day… But who said it first?

Sorry for my english and thanks for your time.

Antonio Ingles

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**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-and-human-stupidity/274838/2 "2004-11-15T10:55:41Z")

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I believe it’s attributed to Einstein

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**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-and-human-stupidity/274838/3 "2004-11-15T10:56:25Z")

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It is attributed to [Albert Einstein](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein) (note, however, that it is unverified). The phrasing given on that page is: “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”

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**Author:** ![enigmatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@enigmatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigmatic)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-and-human-stupidity/274838/4 "2004-11-15T10:56:27Z")

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I’ve seen this attributed to Einstein.