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<blockquote data-quote="TnWatchdog" data-source="post: 68098" data-attributes="member: 3077"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ffff00">He is still packing them in...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px">Stephen Hawking: Big Bang Didn't Need God</span></p><p>Posted: 04/17/2013 3:59</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1092051/thumbs/r-STEPHEN-HAWKING-BIG-BANG-large570.jpg?6" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By: Rod Pyle, SPACE.com Contributor</p><p>Published: 04/17/2013 02:05 PM EDT on SPACE.com</p><p>PASADENA, Calif. — Our universe didn't need any divine help to burst into being, famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking told a packed house here at the California Institute of Technology Tuesday night (April 16).</p><p>Many people had begun queuing up for free tickets to Hawking's 8:00 p.m lecture, titled "The <a href="http://www.space.com/52-the-expanding-universe-from-the-big-bang-to-today.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Origin of the Universe</span></u></a>," 12 hours earlier. By 6:00 p.m. local time, the line was about a quarter-mile long.</p><p>A second auditorium and a Jumbotron-equipped lawn, which itself was jammed with an estimated 1,000 viewers, were needed to handle the overflow crowd. At least one person was observed offering $1,000 for a ticket, with no success. [<a href="http://www.space.com/13320-big-bang-universe-10-steps-explainer.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Big Bang to Now in 10 Easy Steps</span></u></a>]</p><p><a href="http://www.space.com/15923-stephen-hawking.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Stephen Hawking</span></u></a> began the event by reciting an African creation myth, and rapidly moved on to big questions such as, Why are we here?</p><p>He noted that many people still seek a divine solution to counter the theories of curious physicists, and at one point, he quipped, “What was God doing before the divine creation? Was he preparing hell for people who asked such questions?”</p><p><img src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1092109/thumbs/o-STEPHEN-HAWKING-BIG-BANG-570.jpg?6" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Enthusiastic attendees started lining up 12 hours early for Hawking's 8:00 p.m. lecture at Caltech on April 16, 2013. The overflow crowd stretched for more than a quarter mile.</em></p><p>After outlining the historical theological debate about how the universe was created, Hawking gave a quick review of more scientific cosmological explanations, including Fred Hoyle and Thomas Gold’s steady-state theory. This idea hypothesizes that there is no beginning and no end and that galaxies continue to form from spontaneously created matter.</p><p>Hawking said this theory and several other ideas don't hold up, citing recent observations by space telescopes and other instruments.</p><p>After giving a brief historical background on relativistic physics and cosmology, Hawking discussed the idea of a repeating Big Bang. He noted that in the 1980s, he and physicist Roger Penrose proved the universe could not “bounce” when it contracted, as had been theorized.</p><p>Therefore, time began at the moment of singularity, and this has likely occurred only once, Hawking said. The age of the universe — now believed to be about <a href="http://www.space.com/20328-universe-older-planck-spacecraft-map.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">13.8 billion years</span></u></a> — fits that model, as the number and maturity of observed galaxies seem to fit in the general scheme.</p><p>In another observation of modern religion, Hawking noted that in the 1980s, around the time he released a paper discussing the moment the universe was born, Pope John Paul II admonished the scientific establishment against studying the moment of creation, as it was holy.</p><p>“I was glad not to be thrown into an inquisition,” Hawking joked.</p><p>He closed by outlining "M-theory," which is based partly on ideas put forward years ago by another famed physicist, Caltech’s Richard Feynman. Hawking sees that theory as the only big idea that really explains what he has observed.</p><p>M-theory posits that multiple universes are created out of nothing, Hawking explained, with many possible histories and many possible states of existence. In only a few of these states would life be possible, and in fewer still could something like humanity exist. Hawking mentioned that he felt fortunate to be living in this state of existence.</p><p>Hawking closed the event with a familiar plea for <a href="http://www.space.com/20657-stephen-hawking-humanity-survival-space.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">continued exploration of the cosmos</span></u></a>: “We must continue to go into space for the future of humanity,” he said, adding, “I don’t think we will survive another thousand years without escaping our fragile planet.”</p><p>Hawking has been battling the debilitating neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disase, for 50 years.</p><p>The physicist has been spending a month or so at Caltech, as he does each year, sequestered with colleagues, such as fellow theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, to discuss many great mysteries of the cosmos.</p><p><em>Follow us </em><a href="http://twitter.com/spacedotcom" target="_blank"><em><u><span style="color: #0066cc">@Spacedotcom</span></u></em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spacecom" target="_blank"><em><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Facebook</span></u></em></a><em> or </em><a href="https://plus.google.com/+SPACEcom/posts" target="_blank"><em><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Google+</span></u></em></a><em>. Originally published on </em><a href="http://www.space.com/20710-stephen-hawking-god-big-bang.html" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: #0066cc"><u>SPACE.com.</u></span></em></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.space.com/13336-universe-history-structure-evolution-infographic.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc"><u>The History & Structure of the Universe (Infographic)</u></span></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.space.com/20334-oldest-light-in-the-universe-how-it-traveled-to-us-video.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc"><u>Oldest Light In The Universe - How It Traveled To Us | Video</u></span></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.space.com/14291-photos-future-interstellar-starship-visions-spaceflight.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Gallery: Visions of Interstellar Starship Travel</span></u></a></li> </ul><p>Copyright 2013 SPACE.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.ephen Hawking still packing them in...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TnWatchdog, post: 68098, member: 3077"] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#ffff00]He is still packing them in...[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=6]Stephen Hawking: Big Bang Didn't Need God[/SIZE] Posted: 04/17/2013 3:59 [IMG]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1092051/thumbs/r-STEPHEN-HAWKING-BIG-BANG-large570.jpg?6[/IMG] By: Rod Pyle, SPACE.com Contributor Published: 04/17/2013 02:05 PM EDT on SPACE.com PASADENA, Calif. — Our universe didn't need any divine help to burst into being, famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking told a packed house here at the California Institute of Technology Tuesday night (April 16). Many people had begun queuing up for free tickets to Hawking's 8:00 p.m lecture, titled "The [URL='http://www.space.com/52-the-expanding-universe-from-the-big-bang-to-today.html'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Origin of the Universe[/COLOR][/U][/URL]," 12 hours earlier. By 6:00 p.m. local time, the line was about a quarter-mile long. A second auditorium and a Jumbotron-equipped lawn, which itself was jammed with an estimated 1,000 viewers, were needed to handle the overflow crowd. At least one person was observed offering $1,000 for a ticket, with no success. [[URL='http://www.space.com/13320-big-bang-universe-10-steps-explainer.html'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Big Bang to Now in 10 Easy Steps[/COLOR][/U][/URL]] [URL='http://www.space.com/15923-stephen-hawking.html'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Stephen Hawking[/COLOR][/U][/URL] began the event by reciting an African creation myth, and rapidly moved on to big questions such as, Why are we here? He noted that many people still seek a divine solution to counter the theories of curious physicists, and at one point, he quipped, “What was God doing before the divine creation? Was he preparing hell for people who asked such questions?” [IMG]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1092109/thumbs/o-STEPHEN-HAWKING-BIG-BANG-570.jpg?6[/IMG] [I]Enthusiastic attendees started lining up 12 hours early for Hawking's 8:00 p.m. lecture at Caltech on April 16, 2013. The overflow crowd stretched for more than a quarter mile.[/I] After outlining the historical theological debate about how the universe was created, Hawking gave a quick review of more scientific cosmological explanations, including Fred Hoyle and Thomas Gold’s steady-state theory. This idea hypothesizes that there is no beginning and no end and that galaxies continue to form from spontaneously created matter. Hawking said this theory and several other ideas don't hold up, citing recent observations by space telescopes and other instruments. After giving a brief historical background on relativistic physics and cosmology, Hawking discussed the idea of a repeating Big Bang. He noted that in the 1980s, he and physicist Roger Penrose proved the universe could not “bounce” when it contracted, as had been theorized. Therefore, time began at the moment of singularity, and this has likely occurred only once, Hawking said. The age of the universe — now believed to be about [URL='http://www.space.com/20328-universe-older-planck-spacecraft-map.html'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]13.8 billion years[/COLOR][/U][/URL] — fits that model, as the number and maturity of observed galaxies seem to fit in the general scheme. In another observation of modern religion, Hawking noted that in the 1980s, around the time he released a paper discussing the moment the universe was born, Pope John Paul II admonished the scientific establishment against studying the moment of creation, as it was holy. “I was glad not to be thrown into an inquisition,” Hawking joked. He closed by outlining "M-theory," which is based partly on ideas put forward years ago by another famed physicist, Caltech’s Richard Feynman. Hawking sees that theory as the only big idea that really explains what he has observed. M-theory posits that multiple universes are created out of nothing, Hawking explained, with many possible histories and many possible states of existence. In only a few of these states would life be possible, and in fewer still could something like humanity exist. Hawking mentioned that he felt fortunate to be living in this state of existence. Hawking closed the event with a familiar plea for [URL='http://www.space.com/20657-stephen-hawking-humanity-survival-space.html'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]continued exploration of the cosmos[/COLOR][/U][/URL]: “We must continue to go into space for the future of humanity,” he said, adding, “I don’t think we will survive another thousand years without escaping our fragile planet.” Hawking has been battling the debilitating neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disase, for 50 years. The physicist has been spending a month or so at Caltech, as he does each year, sequestered with colleagues, such as fellow theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, to discuss many great mysteries of the cosmos. [I]Follow us [/I][URL='http://twitter.com/spacedotcom'][I][U][COLOR=#0066cc]@Spacedotcom[/COLOR][/U][/I][/URL][I], [/I][URL='https://www.facebook.com/spacecom'][I][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Facebook[/COLOR][/U][/I][/URL][I] or [/I][URL='https://plus.google.com/+SPACEcom/posts'][I][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Google+[/COLOR][/U][/I][/URL][I]. Originally published on [/I][URL='http://www.space.com/20710-stephen-hawking-god-big-bang.html'][I][COLOR=#0066cc][U]SPACE.com.[/U][/COLOR][/I][/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.space.com/13336-universe-history-structure-evolution-infographic.html'][COLOR=#0066cc][U]The History & Structure of the Universe (Infographic)[/U][/COLOR][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.space.com/20334-oldest-light-in-the-universe-how-it-traveled-to-us-video.html'][COLOR=#0066cc][U]Oldest Light In The Universe - How It Traveled To Us | Video[/U][/COLOR][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.space.com/14291-photos-future-interstellar-starship-visions-spaceflight.html'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Gallery: Visions of Interstellar Starship Travel[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/LIST] Copyright 2013 SPACE.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.ephen Hawking still packing them in... [/QUOTE]
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