God did not create the universe, says Hawking
God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.
In "The Grand Design," co-authored with U.S. physicist Leonard Mlodinow, Hawking says a new series of theories made a creator of the universe redundant, according to the Times newspaper which published extracts on Thursday.
"Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist," Hawking writes.
"It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going."
Hawking, 68, who won global recognition with his 1988 book "A Brief History of Time," an account of the origins of the universe, is renowned for his work on black holes, cosmology and quantum gravity.
Since 1974, the scientist has worked on marrying the two cornerstones of modern physics -- Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, which concerns gravity and large-scale phenomena, and quantum theory, which covers subatomic particles.
His latest comments suggest he has broken away from previous views he has expressed on religion. Previously, he wrote that the laws of physics meant it was simply not necessary to believe that God had intervened in the Big Bang.
He wrote in A Brief History ... "If we discover a complete theory, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason -- for then we should know the mind of God."
In his latest book, he said the 1992 discovery of a planet orbiting another star other than the Sun helped deconstruct the view of the father of physics Isaac Newton that the universe could not have arisen out of chaos but was created by God.
"That makes the coincidences of our planetary conditions -- the single Sun, the lucky combination of Earth-Sun distance and solar mass, far less remarkable, and far less compelling evidence that the Earth was carefully designed just to please us human beings," he writes.
Hawking, who is only able to speak through a computer-generated voice synthesizer, has a neuro muscular dystrophy that has progressed over the years and left him almost completely paralyzed.
He began suffering the disease in his early 20s but went on to establish himself as one of the world's leading scientific authorities, and has also made guest appearances in "Star Trek" and the cartoons "Futurama" and "The Simpsons."
Last year he announced he was stepping down as Cambridge University's Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a position once held by Newton and one he had held since 1979.
"The Grand Design" is due to go on sale next week.
Machismo
there you go. i hope the religious fanatics won't take their bibles, koran, and some other books and qoute verses. that somene created the earthReport Abuse
LuciuosLG
And I wonder who created him.. the universe.?I rest my case...
whatch out .. ny God is not sleeping... be very very careful to what you are saying Mr Author
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Joseng
Just after the Pastor's case, here is the other person lost again. Scientists are full of it and never believed in God's creation. wat i know is that in the begining God created the heaven and earth, and before that the earth was formless. I feel sorry for such people who are lost.Report Abuse
Awesomeness
I think this man is angry with God because of his condition. This is just an angry man who is trying to convince the whole world that God doesn't exist...., sies man!!!!Report Abuse
Sheriff
Watch-out what you say honourable author lest you mislead your readers. It is a well established fact over the years that the world and the universe including everything in it, be it plant, animals or homo-sapiens (people that is) was created by God, period.Report Abuse
Machismo
Scientists look at facts, they are not controlled by emotions, or some books which were written 2000 years ago. civilization goes hand-in-hand with progress. I still remember How i lost My land because of some book/s which were used to fool us.In physics theories are made and, they are prooved to be correct or not. not using old books which have different cultures than the people of today. the world was not formless, after the strike go back to school. I hope you are not a teacher
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footsack
well we all cann't stop thinking the same "?" really but how did homosepians get their shape of apes and then structured to a full version of human now and ask yourselves y do we mutate as time goes by you must know that the next comming generation will be more advanced than we are and the next one coming after them will be like the matrix. and also scientifically proven there's a building shaped as a human in mars how did that get there not only some people are arrogant but people are scared to know things like being afraid of death. i do believe in god but do we ve to be scared to ask and to know. we r not programmed like robots to do as they are told if you are smart you ve toand ve faith then you won't get scared nad protect the person you don't even know. be realistic people life is scientific.Report Abuse
Joseng
@Machismo......you are an idiot. thats why you lost your land, they saw you that you slept ka boots and fool at the same time, i can see that you are worshipping some sort of spirits, and your lack of knowledge cost you ur land, i thnk you da one who have to go school moron.you are a disgrce man.Report Abuse
Machismo
how was it created. please don't give me some verses of books I need facts, or theories of reputable scientists.remember Galileo Galilei was persecuted by the roman church for saying the sun is standing still and the earth is revolving around the sun ( I think by now someone was wrong)science and religion do not mix
watch the movie of "THE BOOK OF ELI" by Denzel Washington and understand the power using religion to control people
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