Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Assume away God?

While trying to banish a divine creator from physics, (atheist) physicist Stephen Hawking recently proclaimed that God did not create the universe. Instead, he asserted that given the existence of gravity, "the universe can and will create itself from nothing.”

Notably, and irrespective of the validity of Hawking’s theory, the idea of God can apparently be discredited by conveniently treating matters like gravity as “given”. But, given by whom? In my view, the answer lies beyond the time-space realm and depends on our individualized definition of God.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Validity of Hawking's theory is beside the point

The validity of the atheist physicist’s theory is beside the point.

My “utmost faith in science” comment was intended to highlight how the idea of God can (supposedly) be discredited by conveniently treating matters like gravity as “given”. Given by whom? Like I’ve explained in my videos on You Tube, the answer lies beyond the time-space realm and depends on our individualized definition of God.

I have a strong science background and am all for science, but I do not have utmost faith in it because I acknowledge its time-space limitations. For instance, science cannot (and in my view will never) provide a real-time text printout of our thoughts to formally prove (a term cherished by many) that thoughts exist. I also do not think science will enable us to originate life from purely inanimate objects.

It is, of course, your prerogative to disagree and believe (as in blind faith) that science has no limitations. Regards.