View Single Post
Old 04-20-2009, 11:14 AM   #3
Ford Prefect
Has Towel, Will Travel
 
Ford Prefect's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99 View Post
Wonder if he is talking to god just in case?

Hope he is OK.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090420/...ritain_hawking
Actually, from what I've read of Hawking he doesn't deny the existence of a god, or god force. Hawking's view as I understood it was that science can only take things so far, and beyond that point a god force is the most logical explanation. He certainly doesn't suggest god is anything like the major religions try to portray he/she/it as (hell fire & brimstone, smoting in the name of love, 7-day creation, 3000 year old planet and all that). But he doesn't deny the existence of a god force either, unless I totally misinterpreted Hawking. As I understood it he views science as god's greatest work.

And yes, I certainly hope he's okay too. He's one of the few people who redeem our pathetic species.

Last edited by Ford Prefect; 04-20-2009 at 01:19 PM.
Ford Prefect is offline   Reply With Quote