Stephen Hawking was a self avowed atheist, which is unfortunate as it means he failed to see what scores of other scientists have come to understand in recent years.
In a 2014 interview, he said, “Before we understand science, it is natural to believe that God created the universe. But now science offers a more convincing explanation”.
What other scientists have come to understand, and which Hawking failed to realize, is that as science learns more and more about the universe and its origin this knowledge can lead us to an understanding that God did indeed crea…