Hawking Picks Physics Over God For Big Bang 1328
Hugh Pickens writes "The Guardian reports that in his new book, The Grand Design, Professor Stephen Hawking argues that the Big Bang, rather than occurring following the intervention of a divine being, was inevitable due to the law of gravity. '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 had previously appeared to accept the role of God in the creation of the universe. Writing in his bestseller A Brief History Of Time in 1988, Hawking wrote: 'If we discover a complete theory, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason – for then we should know the mind of God.'"
Annnd... brain goes splat. (Score:4, Funny)
This is why I never did well in the higher math classes in college.
So... I thought gravity required there be something with mass in order to create gravity. Doesn't that mean in order for there to be a law of gravity you need stuff with mass attracting each other? Which requires something, not nothing, so --
Damn. There it goes again, brain matter all over the wall. Excuse me while I get a spatula.
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:5, Funny)
It's turtles all the way down!
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:2, Funny)
It's ninjas all the way down!
God = gravity, Gravity = God (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Annnd... brain goes splat. (Score:4, Funny)
The movie will star Samuel L. Jackson as gravity who will quote a passage from the Old Testament before he makes my brain go splat.
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:1, Funny)
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Re: If they are wrong (Score:5, Funny)
Pascal sent a letter. He wants his Wager back.
He may be breaking the law (Score:5, Funny)
He may be breaking the laws of physics, in Louisiana
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:1, Funny)
Calling atheism a faith is like calling bald a hair color.
Re:God = gravity, Gravity = God (Score:5, Funny)
and binds us and flows through us, binds the whole galaxy together
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:3, Funny)
No doubt. I don't think Zeus will think much of their blasphemy.
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:3, Funny)
This is a interesting question I have thought of quite often and I believe I have a reasonable answer.
"Time" is a by product of creation of our universe.
Keeping this in mind, there is no "need" for anyone creating god. Without universe there is no time (or at the very least time as we perceive), yet there is god (for those who believe in god, and I do). Question of creation only arises when asked in reference to "time".
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:5, Funny)
Indeed, I live my life by the motto "What would Zeus Do?"
Pretty much anything he wants, it turns out.
Re:Annnd... brain goes splat. (Score:5, Funny)
Time and space are pretty much the same thing to a theoretical physicist, remember.
I finally figured that part out about 40 feet ago.
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:3, Funny)
With that logic you'd have to believe in absolutely everything. Ghosts, Vampires, Aliens, FSM, Unicorns, goblins, drangons, orcs, elves (short and tall), Fraggles, Transformers, ninja turtles, Voltron, Zerg, absolutely anything that anyone could dream of.
For some reason this makes me imagine a person in deadly peril shouting, "Save me, hydralisk!"
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:3, Funny)
depends on whether it's Friday night or not
Re:But what created the law of gravity? (Score:4, Funny)
Himself. He's a recursive God. He created time, traveled back in time, and then created himself. So there! No need for stinkin' turtles.
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Re:well duh. (Score:5, Funny)
But Spartacus died on the cross for me! Does that mean I should foment slave revolts?