Theology and Hawking

 Well. According to Stephen Hawking, Universes will create themselves from nothing and this is owing to gravity and the quantum theory and there is no need for God to intervene. He does say that God may exist but the subject involving the creation of the Universe is no longer in the domain of religion.(See Hawking's new book 'The Grand Design').

Whether God talked about religion is a moot point. What he is supposed to have said may just be part of religion!Of course, Srirama, the Hindu God and Srikrishna did speak about Dharma and several others in other religions...

Returning to the subject,a stray thought on this could be that if gravity is all about it, who is infusing gravity and rendering the process of quantum energies effective goes beyond logic. The endless, the infinite etc. are ideas endlessly fascinating and in some echelons, contemplating upon them as phenomena of God has been as creative and effective as the principles and processes within Science as such. The inference from research into Physics does not warrant a discussion on whether God has a role in it or not. Life, light, nature and sustenance of the phenomena themselves constitute a clear context for a spiritual exploration...

The Isaavasyopanishat spells out...'Poornamadah poornamidam poornaat...' signifying that everything evolves from nothing etc. This is what Hawking states after so much,yet, creditable study indeed.

All said and done,God is 'sui generis'-self generating! Other things remaining equal, Hawking's findings form only a part of so much around and in being ecstatic over mathematical certainties in one's findings during just one life time,there is no direct instance for bringing infinitesimal aspects and matters rooted in one's conscience and subjects of experience into misplaced focus which would only confuse the people at large.

The believers perhaps have to explain only God while the non believers have to explain everything else in the Universe. It's a huge gap and the ideal task would be to enjoy the beauty and symmetry around within this miniscule of a lifetime rather than trying to draw controversies!