Well, that is certainly "YOUR OPINION"--I see little else there...

Interesting you should cram Steven into such a small bottle--where are you
lecturing this year--if it will be in a city close--I may come and see what
you have to say...

Warmest regards,
John
--
Sit down the six pack--step away!!! ... and go do something...

"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
...
| On Tue, 10 May 2005 17:24:10 -0700, "John Smith"
| wrote in
| :
|
| 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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