英國物理學家霍金﹝Stephen Hawking﹞與Leonard Mlodinow合著新書“The Grand Design”預備於9月9日發行。霍金於書中指出,Big Bang是物理定律的必然後果,無須祈求上帝去形成宇宙,自發性的創造為萬物存在的原因。
霍金於1988年的暢銷書“時間簡史”﹝A Brief History of Time﹞中寫到,“如果我們發現一個完整的理論,這將是人類理性的最終勝利 – 因為這樣,我們應該領悟上帝的旨意。”﹝If we discover a complete theory, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason – for then we should know the mind of God.﹞。霍金似乎接受上帝在創造宇宙中所扮演的角色。
不過霍金於新書“The Grand Design”似乎改變了想法,霍金說,“無須祈求上帝去引燃火星,形成宇宙。﹝It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going﹞”。
霍金認為於宇宙創造過程理論中,上帝並未顯現。霍金寫到,“因為存在有如重力這種法則,宇宙能也將會從虛無中創造自己。自發性的創造為萬物存在的原因。﹝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.﹞”。
68歲的霍金以在黑洞、宇宙論與量子重力的研究出名,1988年以時間簡史一書揚名世界,該書解釋了宇宙的起源。
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霍金寫到,“因為存在有如重力這種法則,宇宙能也將會從虛無中創造自己。自發性的創造為萬物存在的原因。﹝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.﹞”。