Brief Answers to the Big Questions

by Stephen Hawking

When we see the Earth from space, we see ourselves as a whole. We see the unity, and not the divisions. It is such a simple image with a compelling message; one planet, one human race.

If one believed that the universe had a beginning, the obvious questions were, ‘What happened before the beginning? What was God doing before he made the world? Was he preparing Hell for people who asked such questions?’