Hawking picks physics over God as cause of Big Bang

The god of the gaps gets squeezed out of another comfy spot. Once again science and the laws of physics are sufficient to explain natural phenomena, including the Big Bang.

Sky News - 9.2.10 by Lulu Sinclair

"Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing," the professor said in his new book, in a challenge to traditional religious beliefs.

"It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going," he wrote in his book The Grand Design, extracts of which are printed in The Times.

The book, co-written by American physicist Leonard Mlodinow and published next week, sets out to contest Sir Isaac Newton's belief that the universe must have been designed by God as it could not have created out of chaos.


Read more>>

Follow me on Twitter. Golden Platypus is updated often; the easiest way to get your regular dose is by subscribing to our news feed. Stay on top of all our updates by subscribing now via RSS or Email.