So a scientist doesn’t believe in God. And this is news because…?
THE FRONT page splash in today’s Times is a truly bewildering choice when there’s so much actual, proper news going on elsewhere.
“Hawking: God did not create Universe” it reports (£). So what? Admittedly, Hawking is dead brainy and everything, but why on earth are his opinions on religious matters so important and authoritative that they should be given such prominence?
When it comes to science, we deal with facts, and theories based on facts. When it comes to God we deal with faith and personal conviction. Okay, so Hawking doesn’t have that, and that’s a shame.
But this is not front page news; it’s an overheard conversation at a dinner party – you know, the bit just before dessert and after the discussion about this year’s X-Factor.