Stephen Hawking:

I believe that the simplest explanation is that there is no God who created the universe and directed our fate. This leads me to a profound realization: there is probably no heaven and afterlife either. I think belief in an afterlife is just wishful thinking.

— Stephen Hawking Contemporary

Black holes, cosmology

Context

The Guardian interview

Date / Period

2011

Source

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/may/15/stephen-hawking-interview-there-…

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: grok

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

1 source

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