The Archives of Andrew Hawkins: The Untold Tale of Stephen Hawking

(originally written on 3/14/2018).

“Despite my Disagreements with him (Stephen Hawking), however, I am deeply, deeply saddened by his passing. The universe seems a bit quieter to me this morning because of his absence, and a bit darker, as if someone has snuffed out a bright supernova.” Fox News Reported. I agree with this quote because I disagree with several of his theories.  To honor his passing despite my disagreement, I am going to systematically go through his life and point out his contradictions. 

              First, his childhood had affected his theories in science and Religion. Stephen William Hawking was born in Oxford, England on January 8^th, 1942 which is the 300^th anniversary of the death of the amazing Galileo. For Stephen, being born on that date gave him a reason to be proud. His family was a family of Wonderers. Around 1930, His mother of Scottish descent earned her way into Oxford University—a time when few women went to college. Since the WWII bombs was happening in England, In effort to seek a safer place, Isobel (His mother) returned to Oxford to have the couple’s first child. This time was an inopportune time because his family was wealthy but poor.  In the 1950s, His father was a manager of the Division of parasitology at the National Institute of Medical Research. Since his father was a manager, he wanted his eldest son to go into medicine. However, showing a passion in science at a young age, Stephen Hawking, the eldest son, had invested time to ponder the stars or cosmos. His Mom recounts, “Stephen always had a strong sense of wonder, and I could see that the stars would draw him.” This wonder of the Cosmos at a young age would lead him a lifetime to prove the Big Bang Theory.

              Second, His academic life had affected his theories in science and religion. During his early years at a school, he pursued other avenues instead studies which led him down the road to be third from the bottom of his class at St. Albans school. His other avenues were board games, creating his own games with his friends, and making some interesting discoveries. This is fascinating. During his teens, Hawking, along with several of friends, constructed a computer out of recycled parts for solving rudimentary mathematical equations. At my current age, Hawking entered University College at Oxford University. Since they didn’t offered the degree of mathematics, he gravitated towards physics, more specifically, cosmology. After his school ended in 1962, he graduated with honors in natural science and went on to attend Trinity Hall at Cambridge University for PhD in cosmology.  In 1968, the Institute of Astronomy made him a member in Cambridge. This was fruitful time for Hawking’s research. After he gathered his research, he published his first, highly-technical book, The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time, with G.F.R Ellis. This led him farther on the path to prove the Big Bang Theory and farther away from the maker of universe—God.

              Third, Stephen Hawking’s research on the universe and the Black Hole had dramatically affected and altered his theories in science and religion. In this section of the paper, I will be arguing against Stephen Hawking research. In a nutshell, He believes this. “This Big bang theory picture of the universe is in agreement with all the observational evidence that we have today.” He implies that the Universe was produced thirteen billion years ago by a huge explosion. This theory is known as the Big Bang theory. This theory is inaccurate for numerous of reasons. Since the Second Law of thermodynamics is proven, the Big Bang theory is invalid. The Big Bang concept is defined as a Singularity that exploded over 14 billion years ago, resulting in the creation of the universe. Charles C. Ryrie explains this concept better. He notes,

The Planets and stars resulted from a big bang explosion of compressed, rotating protons and neutrons. This dense, compressed mass continues to expand away from the original nucleus at fantastic speeds. An alternate to this principle is the so-called steady-state theory that teaches matter is continually being created in outer space and that this process has been going on for an infinite period of time. (Basic Theology, 198)

Charles Ryrie reveals two theories that are conflicting; the big Bang theory and the steady state theory.  He asserts that Steady-state theory is the concept that matter is continually being made in outer space and that this process has been going on for eons of times. The Steady-state theory originated and first developed by a group of British scientists in 1948. Sir Hermann Bondi, Thomas Gold, and Sir Fred Hoyle were the British scientists that formed the group.  The steady-state theory is incorrect.  According to Encyclopedia Britannica,

Observations since the 1950s (most notably, those of cosmic microwave background) have produced much evidence contradictory to the steady-state picture had have led scientist to overwhelmingly support the big-bang model. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica)

The American Society has strayed away from the Steady state theory because sufficient scientific evidence points to the big bang theory. For Example, the cosmic microwave Background proves the Big Bang theory to be accurate. For Clarification on Microwave Background, NASA tested the Big Bang: The CMB. NASA found:

The Big Bang theory predicts that the early universe was a very hot place and that as it expands, the gas within it cools. Thus, the universe should be filled with radiation that is literally the remnant heat left over from the Big Bang, Called the ‘the cosmic microwave background”, or CMB” (Wollack, pg. 1)

Since The Big Bang Model is inaccurate, The Second Law of thermodynamics proves the need for a beginning. According to Lectures in Systemic Theology,

The second law of thermodynamics, or the law of entropy, indicates that the universe is running down. Energy is becoming less available, and order is giving way to randomness. If the universe is running down, then it is not self-sustaining; and if it is not self-sustaining then it must have had a beginning. (Thiessen, pg. 28) 

Thiessen reveals that if it is not self-sustaining then it must have had a beginning. A Sustainer had to be out of time in order to keep the universe sustaining. The Sustainer is God (Genesis 1:1).

In spite of all the evidence that God created the earth, Hawking strayed farther away and kept pursuing his Big Bang Model.

              Another scientific achievement was Hawking Radiation. In simple terms, He showed that black holes aren’t the information vacuums that scientists had thought they were. He demonstrated that matter, in the form of radiation, can escape the gravitational force of a collapsed star. In honor of Hawking’s Radiation theory, he was named a fellow of the Royal society at the age of 32 and soon after that, was awarded the Albert Einstein award.

              These are two of greatest achievements as a scientist. This led him to become famous, popular, and a nationally-acclaimed visionary physicist.

              Fourth, his illness affected and altered his views in science and religion. In 1963, He was diagnosed with ALS, a form of Motor Neurone Disease, shortly after his 21^st birthday. Despite wheel-chaired bound, he continued to balance family life and his research into theoretical physics. He has always dreamed to be in the cosmos. His death was due to his ALS. He died at 76 on March 14^th, 2018. His death has come not as a shock because more and more people will live out his legacy as a great scientist.  

               In Conclusion, Scientists and Physicists alike have followed in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking. Lawrence Krauss, a fan and follower of Stephen hawking, concluded, “A star just went out in the cosmos. We have lost an amazing human being. Stephen Hawking fought and tamed the cosmos bravely for 76 years and taught us all something important about what it truly means to celebrate about being human.” To Sum it up, Atheism takes the same amount of faith as Christianity. His theories do not promote humans, it degrades the purpose of why humans are on the Earth. Humans are created in God’s image. God said Humankind is very Good.  Humans are on the Earth to Glorify God and Fan his flame across the Globe. Stephen Hawking had a choice to believe and turned away from the Abundant life (John 10:10).  Thus, we are created by God to enjoy him and spread the Gospel across the Globe and Stephen Hawking is distorting this picture dramatically.