On Tue, 10 May 2005 17:24:10 -0700, "John Smith"
wrote in
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It might surprise you, Steven Hawkings (possibly the greatest mind alive--if
not--close) often refers to "God" when chatting and writing about his
thoughts... I don't know Steven's present stand on the existance of "God",
however, I do NOT think he has claimed his/her/its' existance is
impossible...

Steven is quite aware of the fact that probability and statistics make it
very hard for evolution to be the sole reason for our state of existance...

Here is a link to some of his musings and quotes, a search of the net will
provide mo
http://www.spaceandmotion.com/Physic...en-Hawking.htm


Stephen Hawking could be considered to be the contemporary equivalent
of John Tyndall, a scientist about 100 years ago that was popular
because of his ability to communicate scientific principles to the
masses, but was consistently (and safely) a decade or two behind the
current state of mainstream research. For example, the theory that
matter is composed of spherical waves is nothing new. It was even
proposed (and subsequently ridiculed) in Tyndall's day. There has
always been criticizm of the big-bang theory which, after several
decades, is finally receiving due attention. And the Michelson-Morley
experiment is -only now- getting a second look by the mainstream
scientific community because of attention drawn to the logical fallacy
used by the experimenters to reach their conclusion. Until now their
conclusion was accepted as fact because it was the foundation of
Einstein's theory of Special Relativity, and nobody dared criticize
-that- man despite his own admissions that he might have been wrong.
Which brings us to the -real- problem.....

The politics of science is often more important than the science
itself. It's a proven fact that the Earth is undergoing a period of
global warming, and that it's caused by the influence of man on the
environment. But politics plays the game that such facts are nothing
more than speculations made by a few fringe researchers looking to get
their names in the journals. And while I may not agree with some of
the currently accepted scientific theories or conclusions, nothing in
science is written in stone -- it is theory that is subject to change
upon new discoveries that are being made all the time, and will
continue to be made as long as there are people who are less than
fully satisfied with the current level of understanding. With that in
mind, it's easy to see how so many profound discoveries were made by
malcontents living under religious authoritarian governments. In my
opinion, there should be a seperation of science and state just like
there is (supposed to be) a seperation of church and state. I think
Galileo might agree with me on that one.

As to whether life exists by accident or design, feel free to believe
what you want. It's clear that science is far more complex than any
one person can possibly comprehend, so to believe that the Universe
works on purely scientific principles is, like any religion, simply a
matter of faith. I place my faith not just in science, but also in the
logical priciples upon which the scientific process works. The current
state of science may not be perfect but at least it continues to grow
and evolve, seeking deeper understandings of why things are the way
they are, instead of stagnating like so many religious beliefs that
were stalled by the blind acceptance of myths, legends, traditions and
ancient literature.

How did life come to be? Who cares? The only fact we know is that it
-does- exist. So let's just make the most of it while it lasts.







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