Stephen Hawkins embraces atheism.

[Jason76]

The statement is probably no shock to most people. However, do you agree with his statement that the advancement of science always leads to destruction of religion? How about the fact that physics has discovered weird things like parallel universes and dark matter?


http://www.inquisitr.com/1499070/stephen-hawking-im-an-athiest/

World-renown scientists denouncing traditional theologies is nothing new. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is, at the moment, arguably the most famous astrophysicist on the planet. Historically, Tyson has been less than subtle about his distrust of organized religion and his implications that religious people are intellectually inferior to his fellow scientists. Perhaps his most famous quote on the matter came from an interview he did with notoriously right-leaning Bill O’Reilly, in which he described God as “an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance,” pointing to the fact that as our understanding of science advanced, people attributed less and less to the actions of God. Lately, he’s taken a bit of flak for allegedly making up stories and twisting words from public officials to fit his own agendas.
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[Lagboltz]

The statement is probably no shock to most people. However, do you agree with his statement that the advancement of science always leads to destruction of religion? How about the fact that physics has discovered weird things like parallel universes and dark matter?

Destruction of religion is overstating it. It will probably never be destroyed. There is a new "Noah's Ark" museum in Kentucky promoting the fact that the earth is 6,000 years old. The museum shows a dinosaur on board the ark.

Physics did not discover parallel universes; they are just trying to show that theory at the deepest level does not rule them out. There is more evidence for a theory of dark matter, however there are other more mundane theories that attempt to explain the same thing such as the MOND theory.

 

[dogtowner]

All I ever see is science confirming there is something greater than us. And no, not dogs although they are awesome too.

 

[Lagboltz]

All I ever see is science confirming there is something greater than us. And no, not dogs although they are awesome too.

I agree. It's awesome. I prefer studying the awesome universe rather than studying the bible.

 

[dogtowner]

I agree. It's awesome. I prefer studying the awesome universe rather than studying the bible.

It's not as though they are mutually exclusive.