Stephen Hawking – Science Will Kick Religion’s Ass
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Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has spent his life probing the cosmos for answers—and doesn’t think much of those provided by religion, he tells ABC News. “What could define God is thinking of God as the embodiment of the laws of nature,” Hawking says, but that isn’t the god of most major religions: “They made a human-like being with whom one can have a personal relationship. When you look at the vast size of the universe and how insignificant an accidental human life is in it, that seems most impossible.”
Hawking instead sees religion as a human construct, and one that stands in opposition to science: “There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority,” Hawking says, “and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.”
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Don’t scoff at his physical prowess. I bet he’s got that chair souped up with all kinds of stuff from Q branch.
17 years ago I got a letter answer back from his assistant on a question I asked … and I have it framed in my on my ‘bench’ wall… next to my email from Barack Obama for thanking me for the work on the election win and a pic of Teddy K at the helm of I’ve got 2 degree’s, a certification from UK Holistic Academy in aromatherapy (in USA that’s like a BFD) and my old basic seamanship course completion cert….all framed …. all in some box in the closet… I’ve hung the Hawking reply and Obama’s congrats (u probably got one too)….. I consider those my ‘sheepskins’.
Does anyone ever hang a fraken’ degree?
I have mine buried at the bottom of a box somewhere. Awards, certificates, ribbons, distinctions, medals- all in disparate places or lost. Unless I had something really exceptional, like a personal letter of apology from Tony Hayward for fucking up the ecosystem, would I display it, and then as a curiosity.
But there is a ton of art, (myself and most of the family are artists) on the walls. “home as gallery” kind of thing. So I guess what I create is more important to me than what I achieve?
I don’t even know where my sheepskin is. Probably in a moldy box left in a basement during my nomad years. I have a couple of community college certificates when I was on the technical advisory board stuck in a box somewhere.
Also lost my Johnny Quest decoder ring and my honorary Annie Sprinkle membership.
His view of God as the embodiment of the laws of nature is an excellent expression of my own spirituality, such as it were. Since “God” for me is a system defined by physics, explained by math (eek!) then are the priests of this “religion” scientists, physicists, and mathematicians?
Bee I’m with you on this. I love smart.
Bee : “I…bzzz…bzzz… appreciate…bzzzz….that”
I just wish people would stop pushing him around!
oh dear…I’ll get me coat…
Stephen Hawking is my idol.
Physically, maybe no ass kicking. Mentally, he takes no prisoners.
Well in his state he won’t be kicking anyone’s arse…
LOL LOL LOL!!!!