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"A Brief History of Time"

"The Grand Design"

"Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from
nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing,
why the universe exists, why we exist. It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue
touch paper and set the universe going."

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"Darwinism kicked God out of biology but physics remained more uncertain. Hawking is
now administering the coup de grace."
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Coup de grace: The expression coup de grace means a death blow intended to end the
suffering of a wounded creature. The phrase can refer to the killing of civilians or
soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the consent of the sufferer.