A Deeper Wisdom

God did not create the universe and the “Big Bang” was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

This is the first sentence of a story making its rounds on the web today… and I can already hear creationists and theists kvetching.

“Wrong! Wrong! Wrong Steven! We already have the answer and that’s not it!” Just look at the scores of uninspired comments the article has attracted.

To anyone who quickly writes off arguments like this: shame on you!

Digging In One’s Heels

It’s healthy to question ideas, especially ones so bold. In fact it’s a staple of science to question established ideas as well as one’s own thoughts; which Hawking himself has displayed by altering his stance on the universe and religion. But to outright reject an idea right off the bat isn’t helping anyone.

Whether people believe his conclusions or not, Hawking has shared the logic and math behind them. He’s not saying “this is how it is because this is how it is.” So it’s unfair to simply disregard his claim without understanding and asking questions first. However, I fear this what happens.

Summary in a tweet: I think it’s ok to be religious as long as the desire to understand and seriously consider other points of view is present.

Though once that’s gone and one truly believes they possess some deeper wisdom that explains the universe, it gets tough to see past the tunnel vision.

Dear Kind Reader…

I hope you never become like those people in the Yahoo comments. You’re better than that.

You should follow us on twitter.

Tweet by The Monkey on Sep 7, ‘10 in religion