Stephen Hawking, the most notable theoretical physicist and cosmologist of this age and author of such books as: A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell has released his new book The Grand Design coauthored with Leonard Mlodinow, the book is meant to popularize cosmology and science, it tackles the idea that the universe came into existence without the need for a supernatural intervention. On the 10th of september on Larry King SH said that something can come from nothing within the know laws of physics, basically saying that the universe does not need God for it's existence.
SH and Leonard Mlodinow the coauthor of the book even thou they were frequently asked if they believe in a God, successfully managed to dodge the answer by reasonably saying that personal beliefs don't come into account when dealing with the natural universe.
SH - "It is reasonable to ask who created the universe, but if the answer is god, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created god. In this view, it is accepted that some entity exists that needs not a creator and that entity is called god. This is known as the first-cause argument for the existence of god. We claim however, that it is possible to answer this questions purely within the realm of science, and without invoking any divine beings"
Personally I recommend all of Stephen Hawking's books.
Can't wait to get my hands on this book.
Links to the interview on CNN on youtube:
part 1
part 2
part 3
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