Stephen Hawking discusses theory of universe with Larry King

This theory is based on a spurious belief that something can come from nothing. From empty space a Big Bang and the creation of a substantive Universe could not have happened by happenstance. Why? Because from nothingness there can only remain nothingness unless acted upon by some other force. From nothing, to chaos, to order could only have happened by divine intervention; the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. The only God, as found in the Bible, provides a roadmap to established truth. Science is required to prove their theories beyond any doubt for it to be fact.

We cannot possibly know all that is God in this life, because if we did the world of man would not be so full of himself.

Science unproven in theory is based at best on limited or incomplete information. The imagination can be a very fertile place, that’s why God gave us the Holy Bible to ground an otherwise misguided people.

Yawn ... Simon T. has just proved one CAN create something from nothing. Simon, mind sharing ONE shed of physical evidence of this God you speak of? Why is it you are so sure you belief is so much grander and "truer" than say the ancient Greek's faith in the powers of Zeus, or just how much does your faith differ from, say, that of a Viking worshiping Thor?

One day, the "God of the Bible" (or the Koran) will be on the same scrap heap that Thor and Zeus are on today --- no doubt replaced by some other "created from nothing" new deity-o-the-day.

John, it really simple, my belief is mine and yours is yours. I'm really sorry that I wasted my time with such a numbskull as you have so clearly demonstrated yourself to be. You could have welcomed a constructive discussion, but instead chose to end it by obviating the possibilities.

I took time out of my very busy schedule to respond to your post and all you can offer is an uneducated comment with disrespect from all your inglorious ignorance. It’s people like you who remain wallowing in the primordial soup of inequity with only limitations as your constant companion.

On the bright side, at least I now know to ignore any of your posts in the future.

Simon: Isn't there some kind of elaborated discussion for the exception being the creation of the universe? Suppose for example you have enormous magnets repelling each other for a given amount of time; is there not a moment where the opposite pole of one magnet turns and is instantly attracted to the other magnet causing a catalyst or explosion of some sort ? Why do we need polarity on Earth for instance ?

John: how could you say that ? Greek mythology is just that, mythology or perhaps a keen understanding of astrology and the celestial world. The accounts of the Bible are factual.

I've recently understood that before Christ, people came to understand "God" inductively; whereas, after Christ we may understand "God" through deductive reasoning.

Philip, some have theorized that the earth’s poles will soon reverse themselves with speculated resultant dire consequences. It would seem that there’s nothing that we can do about that. Polarity is what it is and we’re all still trying to figure out the why and how of it all, but isn’t it beautiful how it all just works? Without all that is, we would not exist.

Good thoughtful comments and questions Philip. Yes, enormous counter polarity with one magically somehow reversing its polarity and attracted to the other in a violent reaction, or instead perhaps matter and antimatter being introduced into a void canceling each other out with catastrophic consequences, or "Brains" from some other reality somehow finding a void to inhabit, perhaps from some paralleling universe, or something else we have yet to imagine or theorize about, or maybe eventually discover as fact. But even with all the theories the world of man can conjure up, something had to be introduced somehow, and from somewhere into a nothingness to result into a so called Big Bang to become the catalyst that theoretically formed our tangible universe.

Let’s instead ask why a catalyst or explosion on the magnitude of a Big Bang, and not just a harmless introduction of particles or some inert alien matter seeping into a void from elsewhere, but with no significant or noticeable consequences? Since nothing can come from nothing, something had to come from somewhere (somehow) with an action and reaction, even if the reaction holds no visible purpose; like inertia: The tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest, or of an object in motion to remain in motion, in a straight line, unless acted upon by some other force. The laws of physics exist based on what we think we understand from our intellectual observations and conclusions of the facts as we can understand them. The world was once known to be flat and now we know beyond a doubt that it’s round; and instead of the sun revolving around the earth we now know conclusively that the earth and all the planets in our solar system revolve around our sun. Even in modern times there are many examples of scientists’ having to recant on what they thought to be fact, but most are usually buried in scientific journals as an ongoing process to understand it all and hopefully eventually discover truth. Any opinion, especially from a respected and established authority, should be more carefully and responsibly presented to generate genuine discussion and not inferred expert conclusions, and especially when assumptions cannot be proved beyond a shadow of many doubts.

As our knowledge increases so will our understanding and acceptance of God be. In this finite life we will never be able to fully understand all that is God, and that’s the way it must be for us to earn our way to Him, or return into the nothingness of our own negative perceptions. Einstein believed in God as many other scientists do because there are just too many variables that cannot ever be simply explained away as fact. The awesome power of God transcends any theories or suppositions the faithless world of man could even contemplate as is so often demonstrated by an ignorant, arrogant, and sophomoric mindset out there in all its unevenness. Those who are cognizant see beyond our inherent limitations to a Higher Authority as found in The Bible which holds the answers we need as a foundation to live the best life we can under God. And by God’s grace, from that foundation we will better reach for the stars and the infinite possibilities beyond.