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English annotated 23 Sep 2014 Hawking El Mundo “I’m an atheist” interview, with Pablo Jauregui, wherein declares himself, for the first time, an open out-of-the-closet atheist, and clarifies his previous ambiguous god metaphor statements:
“If we discover a complete theory, it would be the ultimate triumph of reason – for then we should know the mind of God.”
— Stephen Hawking (1988), A Brief History of Time
“If you believe in science, like I do, you believe that there are certain laws that are always obeyed. If you like, you can say the laws are the work of God, but that is more a definition of God than a proof of his existence.”
— Stephen Hawking (2001), Interview with Roger Highfield, Oct 18
“I’m not religious in the normal sense. I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science," he said. "The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.”
— Stephen Hawking (2007), Reuters interview
“God did not create the universe.”
— Stephen Hawking (2010), London Times, Sep 2
“M-theory predicts that a great many universes were created out of nothing. Their creation does not require the intervention of some supernatural being or god. Rather, these universes arise naturally from physical law. They are a prediction of science.
— Stephen Hawking (2010), The Grand Design, Sep 7
“Before we understand science, it is natural believe that god created the universe. But now science offers a more convincing explanation. What I meant [in A Brief History of Time (1988)] by ‘we would know the mind of god’ is, we would know everything that god would know, if there were a god. Which there isn’t. I’m an atheist. Religion believes in miracles, but these aren't compatible with science.”
— Stephen Hawking (2014), El Mundo interview, Sep 23
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English annotated 23 Sep 2014 Hawking El Mundo “I’m an atheist” interview, with Pablo Jauregui, wherein declares himself, for the first time, an open out-of-the-closet atheist, and clarifies his previous ambiguous god metaphor statements:
“If we discover a complete theory, it would be the ultimate triumph of reason – for then we should know the mind of God.”
— Stephen Hawking (1988), A Brief History of Time
“If you believe in science, like I do, you believe that there are certain laws that are always obeyed. If you like, you can say the laws are the work of God, but that is more a definition of God than a proof of his existence.”
— Stephen Hawking (2001), Interview with Roger Highfield, Oct 18
“I’m not religious in the normal sense. I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science," he said. "The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.”
— Stephen Hawking (2007), Reuters interview
“God did not create the universe.”
— Stephen Hawking (2010), London Times, Sep 2
“M-theory predicts that a great many universes were created out of nothing. Their creation does not require the intervention of some supernatural being or god. Rather, these universes arise naturally from physical law. They are a prediction of science.
— Stephen Hawking (2010), The Grand Design, Sep 7
“Before we understand science, it is natural believe that god created the universe. But now science offers a more convincing explanation. What I meant [in A Brief History of Time (1988)] by ‘we would know the mind of god’ is, we would know everything that god would know, if there were a god. Which there isn’t. I’m an atheist. Religion believes in miracles, but these aren't compatible with science.”
— Stephen Hawking (2014), El Mundo interview, Sep 23
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