Hawking: "Universe Came from Nothing"

The Curious Metaphysics of Dr. Stephen Hawking

By Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D.

Why would a preeminent physicist make the claim that "the universe can come from nothing?" This is precisely what Dr. Stephen Hawking has done in his new book, "The Grand Design," when he notes, "Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the Universe exists, why we exist."

This statement...