![]() ![]() I think the book suffers rather more strongly than many. The Universe has not been shown to "create itself from nothing".Īsked whether science shows that the universe could "create itself from nothing" as claimed in the book, Penrose was strong in his condemnation of the 'string' theory that lies behind Hawking's statement: "It's certainly not doing it yet. ![]() It gives you this impression of a theory that is going to explain everything it's nothing of the sort. The two men joined host Justin Brierley to respond to the question of whether Hawking's new theory had made God redundant as a potential explanation of the origin of the universe.Ĭriticising M-theory, Penrose said: "It's a collection of ideas, hopes, aspirations. Penrose was in dialogue on the programme with Alister McGrath, professor of theology at Kings College London. Speaking on the station's weekly faith debate programme Unbelievable? on Saturday 25 September, Penrose described Hawking's new book The Grand Design as "misleading" adding that M-theory, which Hawking claims has made God redundant as a cause of the universe, was "not even a theory" and "hardly science" but instead "a collection of hopes, ideas and aspirations." Famed mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose, who worked alongside Stephen Hawking for many years developing Big Bang theory, has debunked Hawking's 'no-God-needed' theory of the universe as "hardly science" and "not even a theory" on Premier Christian Radio. ![]()
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