Stephen Hawking yesterday flailed his atheistic view of the origin of the universe, to a packed auditorium to the rafters in Tenerife. Proving once again that it is the most dazzling star of world science , the British astrophysicist shared his thoughts on the Big Bang that gave the starting signal for the Cosmos, and explained why, as stated by the week last week in an exclusive interview with THE WORLD, is convinced that God is not necessary to explain the birth of the universe.
During the main event Starmus Festival, a system designed for Congress bring the findings of astronomy all public , Hawking appeared on his wheelchair in the Magma Auditorium of the Canary Island and raised a huge ovation from the cententares of colleagues, students and lovers of the Cosmos who cheered him like an idol Rock.
«a Creator is needed to sort how the universe began? Or the initial state of the universe is determined by a law of science? “Those, Hawking proclaimed through his legendary robotic voice synthesizer, are the key questions about the origin of the Cosmos who want to deal in his conference.
The British astrophysicist recalled how once participated in a conference on cosmology in the Vatican, where the Pope told the delegates “that was satisfactory to study the universe once started, but should not inquire into the beginning itself , because that was the time of creation and work of God. ” Then Hawking released one of the many pearls features his sardonic sense of humor that salpimentaron all his talk: “I considered fortunate that the Pope did not realize that I had presented a paper at the conference with a suggestion about how the universe had begun . Not amused me the idea that I could give to the Inquisition, like Galileo. “
The British astrophysicist explained that by the early 60s, there was an intense scientific debate over whether the universe had a beginning a finite time ago. In the event that so, Hawking said, the obvious question was: “what happened before the universe?” And again astrophysicist turned to another funny story, provoking laughter from the entire audience, “St. Augustine jokingly said, ‘What was God doing before He created the universe? was preparing Hell to those who asked questions of this kind. ‘”
The alternative to the start of the Cosmos in space-time theory was that the universe had existed eternally, what Aristotle advocated as Hawking recalled, “because something was more perfect and eternal because that avoided uncomfortable questions about Creation “. According to this hypothesis, known as the Steady State theory, “the universe had always existed, with the continuous creation of new matter as the universe expanded to maintain constant density”.
However, Hawking explained that this theory has never agreed very well with observations, and that “the final nail in the coffin” came with the discovery of faint microwave background, the echo signals considered as the big Bang. And to explain what this phenomenon, Hawking took hold once more of that cosmic joke that is it’s trademark “These microwaves are the same type as those of our microwave, but much less powerful would heat our pizza. to a temperature at most of -271.3 degrees Celsius, not very useful even to thaw, much less to cook. You yourselves can observe these microwaves “. He even showed his informative talent providing this information to hundreds of fans delivered his listeners in Tenerife “. Fasten your analog TV to a blank channel A, while low, percentage of the” snow “that appears on the screen is caused by This microwave background “.
Hawking believes that “many modern cosmologists are like John Paul II,” in the sense that they “are happy using the laws of physics to the universe after its inception, but have a vague attitude , indefinitely, on the very beginning. ” However, the astrophysicist is convinced that the first direct evidence for the Big Bang, achieved this year from the very heart of the Antarctic Polar Station at Amundsen-Scott, have shown that the universe was born with this cosmic explosion.
“Why are we here? Where did we come from? Why is there something rather than nothing? “Before rendering its exciting afternoon conference, Hawking explained to a group of journalists that they are the” fundamental questions about ourselves “always been fascinated, and that drove him to engage in theoretical physics. Science, astrophysicist argued, “is the basis of all the technology we depend on today in the modern world.” But for that matter, Hawking considered absolutely essential that “everyone has a basic knowledge of science, so they can make informed decisions for themselves, rather than leaving them solely in the hands of the experts.” In this sense, the author of popular books as important as’ History of Time ‘and’ The Grand Design ‘, noted that’ science teaching in the classroom is essential for scientific knowledge comes to the whole society, but I we scientists have a duty to disclose and explain contemporary ideas of science to the whole society. “
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