When people ask me if a god created the universe, I tell them that the question itself makes no sense. Time didn’t exist before the big bang, so there is no time for god to make the universe in. It’s like asking directions to the edge of the earth; The Earth is a sphere; it doesn’t have an edge; so looking for it is a futile exercise. We are each free to believe what we want, and it’s my view that the simplest explanation is; there is no god. No one created our universe,and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization; There is probably no heaven, and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe, and for that I am extremely grateful.
I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change nothing about it still look both ways before they cross the street
If human life were long enough to find the ultimate theory, everything would have been solved by previous generations. Nothing would be left to be discovered.
Equations are just the boring part of mathematics. I attempt to see things in terms of geometry.
It matters if you just don't give up.
My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.
Not only does God play dice with the Universe - he sometimes casts them where they can't be seen.
We shouldn't be surprised that conditions in the universe are suitable for life, but this is not evidence that the universe was designed to allow for life.
We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.
I think that it's important for scientists to explain their work, particularly in cosmology. This now answers many questions once asked of religion.