Hawking co-scientist Roger Penrose debunks M-theory on Christian Radio

Prof Alister McGrath and famed physicist, and atheist, Prof Roger Penrose discuss the following questions: Is Hawking's M-theory good science? Does Hawking's M-theory show that God did not create the universe? Is our fine-tuned universe simply one of many in a multi-verse?
Taken from Unbelievable? radio show with Justin Brierley, Saturday 25th September 2010.
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[bushfingers]

Personally I think Penrose is far more intelligent and creative than Hawking.

But clearly he's a lot more honest.

[RoboMusik]

M-theory does not 'belong' to Hawking.

As far as I know, Hawking barely (if at all?) had to do with the creation of M-theory or string theory. M-theory was dubbed by Edward Witten as a collection of sorts for all the ideas about string theory floating around at the time.

[Dkundzinsh]

God created everything.

[ciocod]

I'm pretty sure Mr. Garrison on south park cleared this up when he explained how land frog fishes had butt sex with monkey things and then came the human, well why should anything in existence be any different? However childlike the humor, it makes sense. Does this take God out of the equation? Heavens no. The eyes you have to see what Iv'e typed proves you are both the result of and part, of a higher intelligent being/beings. Anyway, good luck and God bless. Ron Paul 2012-2020! INFOWARS.COM !

[Mujahidremo]

M Theory belongs to Ed Witten

[JG129]

@squamish4244 there is a really good chance that Consciences actually exists everywhere in the universe. But who knows, whatever the truth is we will eventually find out !!!

[JG129]

@squamish4244 Well I think anyone with a little bit of intelligence is able to realize there isn't a God watching over them. Or there isn't Angels all around. BUT the fact that there is alot of fine tuning in this universe and intelligence is quite incredible. Anyone who thinks the Human mind was made from just one random action on top of another is off their rocker. I 100% believe there was intelligence before the big bang but other then that I have no idea what it could be. I believe there

[squamish4244]

@woyoho3 The title is misleading, but Penrose is a brilliant, highly respected physicist whose views on consciousness would make a lot of atheists uncomfortable. He is an atheist in the strictest sense, that of no God, not in the common sense of rejecting any sort of mind that is not restricted solely to chemical processes in the brain.

[Gericho49]

@woyoho3 Desperate ? hahaha Science was supposed to bury God wasnt it? Now we find that the tables have been turned and atheists are resorting to all kinds of fanciful theories to deny the design & fine-tuning of our "knife-edge" law abiding, rationally intelligible universe.

The problem isn’t about lack of evidence but simply a suppression or wilful neglect of mainstream science so as to appease a biased ideology.

[Gericho49]

@woyoho3 "I don't know about you guys, but I don't anybody can help whispering when.."

Is this the sort of english that makes sense to you? Perhaps if youre going to criticise someone for coherency u might consider your own first. Then you might be about to tell us exactly where Mcgrath is making nil sense?