From Science to God-Realization

From Science to God-Realization astrophysicist and cosmologist. He won the Noble Prize in Physics in 2006 for his work on the Cosmic Background Explorer. In 1992, when George Smoot announced the discovery of ripples in the heat radiation still arriving from the Big Bang, he said it was “like seeing the face of God.” (God For the 21st Century, Templeton Press, May 2000) The famous scientist Stephen Hawking once said: “There is a ‘grand design’ to the universe, but it has nothing to do with God. Science is coming close to ‘The Theory of Everything’ and when it does, we will know the grand design.’ (www.owlcation.com) At another place, Stephen Hawking says that “one can’t prove that God doesn’t exist, but science makes God unnecessary.” (Wikipedia) The principles of quantum mechanics show that the physics of matter at the microscopic level is based on probability and uncertainty. Using this line of reasoning, when we say ‘Probably, there is a God’, it would be a valid statement. This is because even though there are certain particles of nature which cannot be seen and whose behaviour cannot be determined with accuracy, scientists study their probabilistic behaviour and consider their estimates equally valid. Scientifically, we can only say that probably God exists, but as far as human intuition is concerned the existence of God is as certain as the existence of man himself. When it has been established that the universe is very meaningful, exhibits intelligent design and perfect order, all this then points to the existence of a superior mind behind the existence of the cosmos. The universe has innumerable objects, but everything is in its final form. The mathematical precision of the universe is so extraordinary that a scientist has said it appears that the universe has been made by a pure mathematical mind. There is a lot of scientific literature on this subject now. In the past this field was known as natural theology, that is, a type of theology that provides arguments for the existence of God based on reason and ordinary experience of nature.