Barry, As I've pointed out to you and others here, it's not logical to conclude that the universe created itself, which is what Hawking is essentially saying. And, I do respect Hawking for his mathematical brilliance and contribution to physics. But his embrace of atheism is simply inconsistent with logic.
Therefore, IMO, he's made his conclusion based on emotion and deep-seated psychological anger. IOW, his physical condition has contributed to his rejection of God's existence. He may disagree. But his human condition is speaking louder than words. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <turquoiseb@...> wrote : People who are constantly angry at atheists (of whose number jr_esq is a prime example) often try to convince themselves that the atheists they're angry at are similarly angry at...uh...that non-existent fairytale being that they don't believe exists. :-) :-) :-) It's pretty fascinating how incredibly stupid believers can be, when you think about it. "This atheist in a wheelchair HAS to be angry at God for putting him there, even though he doesn't believe such an entity as God exists." One can only pity someone whose mind is so weak that he thinks like this... From: salyavin808 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 9:19 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hawking: 'There is no God' ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : It's part of human psychology. He wouldn't be human if he didn't have any anger for his health condition. I think his lack of belief in god comes from seeing how the universe operates and not seeing a need for any creator. I doubt it's a blame thing, he might be happy that he's lived for decades longer than expected and been able to work all that time too. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : --In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : Do you think he's angry at God because he lost his ability to speak and walk? What makes you think he's angry?
