著名物理科學家霍金(Stephen Hawking)不再相信上帝創造宇宙的說法,他在新書中寫道,宇宙起源的「大爆炸」不是偶然事件,而是在物理定律作用下的結果。此話一出,引起信奉上帝是造物主的人反彈,他們認為,霍金是為了宣傳新書。公仔箱論壇( \; _: v# \" r [0 [( [* w/ I
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根據科學家用哈伯望遠鏡拍攝下最古老星系,推算這個星系可能誕生於130億年前,大約在宇宙大爆炸後6到8億年形成,也就是宇宙的創世紀初期。發現「萬有引力」的物理學家牛頓認為,宇宙不可能從混沌狀態中創造,一定是造物主設計;霍金則說,大爆炸是物理定律無可避免產生的結果,他不但挑戰牛頓,也推翻上帝創造宇宙的說法。" \& o+ j% {& h: ?8 p. _; N
. G3 l& Z l2 a7 {" D/ {Stephen Hawking has quite a number of books on universe and most of them are written for layman. If we reproached his denial of God's existence without even reading the work, then it is just a knee-jerk reaction. His books give you something to ponder though I do not agree with every points he made. We must be aware that science is based on facts whereas religion is based on faith. Although they are not exactly dichotomous, they should not be discussed in the narrow platform of yes or no. I look forward to read 'The Grand Design' which may provide a possible explanation.