Like I tried to do earlier, why don't we try to bring this discussion back to the topic of the thread? What Hawking actually said was that heaven is a fairy tale.
For all you believers out there, what is your opinion on heaven and hell? The universe having a creator is quite different from...
Actually this adds credibility to Hawking's argument because he would surely sell more books had he come to the conclusion that yes, a creator does exist.
It's amazing how you can take an entire passage from a book that explains why there is no creator, read one simple sentence (our universe looks extraordinarily fine tuned), and somehow determine that this means a creator exists.
I think you are delusional, and unable to see the other side...
Your problem is that you lump all scientists together and are under the impression that "scientists" all have the same beliefs.
It's just as wrong as when an atheist posts a quote from some priest in some far away land, and then pretend that all priests feel the same way.
I don't think Hawking is bitter at all. In fact he's just the opposite. Everything I read by and about Hawking seems to suggest that he loves this Earth and is grateful for every day he is alive.
I see your point when comparing unicorns and leprachauns to the existence of god, but I was speaking more about the existence of heaven (or any other religious creation if you like). It is entirely understandable that someone would believe in a higher being of some sort (call that being god or...
I don't necessarily disagree with this post, but by this logic (the possibility of something existing simply because we don't fully know what's "out there"), would you say that it is also possible that somewhere unicorns exist? Or that somewhere in the universe leprechauns run amok and there...