Stephen Hawking's Descent Into Futility

Why has a famously brilliant scientist descended into futile thinking? The laws of logic make the conclusion that he indeed has unavoidable. This video suggests answers to that question. I would like to acknowledge Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason (www.str.org) for the chicken analogy, which I adapted from his talk "Bad Arguments Against Religion." For a complete list of references please refer to my original post on which this video is based: http://www.logosapologia.org/?p=1077

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[acin9955]

Dude... Science is based on what we can observe, the biggest truth. Practically anyone can imagine things and make someone else believe them, even make them go to extremism. Scientists never make assumptions based on imagination, but on what is already observed. Religion is not based on observation but imagination or false assumptions which have originated from someones imagination.

[LogosApologia]

@acin9955 By your standard The Grand Design is a religious book for atheists. No one observed the creation of the universe. It takes a lot more fantasy imagination and blind faith to believe the universe created itself from nothing... It can't exist before it existed to create itself and from nothing nothing comes. I don't know how any reasonable person can accept such contradictory nonsense especially a scientist.

[skiados7]

Thanks for this. In my opinion, we need spiritual science. May be, Rudolf Steiner's research and theosophy was a first step

[LogosApologia]

@skiados7 Theosophy is satanic, they actually teach that the serpent in the garden was the good one. Beware!

[BreshiBaraElohim]

I always look forward to your videos, Chris, for good reason!

[LogosApologia]

@BreshiBaraElohim  Thank you!

[JMcH]

@sincitypreacher - Not stupid. Foolish. He has spent a lot of time developing his knowledge, but not his wisdom.

[LogosApologia]

@legodesi not to mention that he is a scientific determinist. But if scientific determinism is true then he really has no reason to write books trying to teach and convince people of his positions. He might as well sit in the corner singing "la la la" to himself as it will have as much consequence as his most brilliant scientific discoveries.

[kree1964]

@LogosApologia Tracking the creation of the universe back to a singularity, before which nothing existed(as far as we know), is still far more reasonable than believing that an invisible supreme being created something from nothing. It's easy to just claim that "god" did it, for things we dont understand. The pursuit of truth and discovery is much harder, but far more rewarding.

[lukehase]

Great video!!!!

[GoodyBob]

Hawking also finally admitted that some of his past theories were proven incorrect...so shall also be with his non-thoughts of God. I'm tired of all the kiddie's worshiping his every thought as if were fact.

[armedconventicle]

@acin9955 If you observe truth, you must have superpowers. The rest of us observe sounds, shapes, colors and other non-propositional sensations. "Scientists" make tons of assumptions to form hypotheses to explian what they observe. If "science" is TRUTH, why does it keep changing it's "facts" as time goes on? Some religion, at least, claims to be based on revelation from the Maker. You confuse sensation with knowledge, and pretend to be above the need for creative conjecture. Sophomoric.

[goldpenis]

wah-woh, wrong.

[GotZest]

I knew you were a Christian haha

[KevZen2000]

Stephan Hawkings is a pop culture icon, He is a great scientist, but he is not some guru, or god to look up to. Even the best can make foolish makes, such as some of Stephan Hawkings' works.

[kvash3154]

Your videos are very informative and entertaining. I wish you had time to make more of them! Thanks for putting this up!