There Are Grounds For Cautious Optimism That

God Abhors A Naked Singularity.

I Have Sold More Books On Physics Than Madonna Has On Sex. [hawking Adopted This Statement From A Remark Made To Him By His Former Post-doc, Nathan Myhrvold.]

Science Does Not Deny Religion, It Just Offers A Simpler Alternative.

We Find Ourselves In A Bewildering World. We Want To Make Sense Of What We See Around Us And To Ask: What Is The Nature Of The Universe? What Is Our Place In It And Where Did It And We Come From? Why Is It The Way It Is?

Our Population And Our Use Of The Finite Resources Of Planet Earth Are Growing Exponentially, Along With Our Technical Ability To Change The Environment For Good Or Ill.