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Stephen Hawking was often asked about his belief in God. He clearly stated that science offers better explanations for the universe than divine creation. He believed that religion, while based on faith, lacked factual evidence. In an interview with El Mundo, he stated, “Before we understand science, it is natural to believe that God created the universe. But now science offers a more convincing explanation.”
In The Grand Design, Hawking proposed that the universe’s creation was due to the laws of physics, not a higher power, emphasizing gravity’s role in spontaneous creation. He wrote, “Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist.”
Hawking also rejected the idea of an afterlife, viewing it as wishful thinking unsupported by science. He believed that no one directs our fate and that Heaven likely doesn’t exist. In his last book, he wrote: “No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization, there’s probably no Heaven and no afterlife, either…I think belief in an afterlife is just wishful thinking. There is no reliable evidence for it, and it flies in the face of everything we know in science.”
Despite his views, Hawking respected others’ beliefs, maintaining that people are free to believe what they wish. His legacy remains rooted in his contributions to science.
