This week Stephen Hawking decided to ignite the age-old epic
debate about science, religion, and the origins of the universe.
Hawking’s publishers released exerts from his new book “the
grand design” were he argues that God did not create the
universe and that the Big Bang was an inevitable consequence of
the laws of physics.
Soon after it made news, Internet chat rooms erupted in a firestorm
of debate. Many people arguing back, and fourth. Some condemning
him while others are defending the physicist. But just exactly
what did Hawking write. And more importantly what did he mean
when he wrote it.
Hawking does not conclude that there is no god. But he does imply
that if there is a God he or she is a creature of the universe,
and that god uses the matter and energy of the universe to create
worlds, life, or any other work god chooses to do.
Not all scientists agree with Hawking on this theory. In fact
the father of modern physics, Sir Isaac Newton concluded several
centuries ago that the universe could not have been created out
of chaos, and that God must have been involved in its creation.
It makes little difference for must of us living here on earth,
and for Hawking who is in his late 70s he will get a chance soon
enough to talk it over with the all mighty him self in the not
too distant future. Then and only then will Hawking know the true
nature and origins of the universe?
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Golfer sets course on fire
Video: Randy Newman you got a friend in
me
You can use a golf club for all kinds of non-golfy purposes --
walking stick, fishing rod, club, to name three. And now we can
add to that list -- firestarter.
Over the weekend, a golfer's routine swing in the rough at the
Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine, Calif., struck a rock. Not
so different from the way you play, right? Only this time, the
impact caused a spark, and the spark set off a blaze that eventually
covered 25 acres, according to the Steven Buck, General Manager
of Shady Canyon Golf Course, and required the efforts of 150 Orange
County firefighters, writes the Associated Press.
Wow. And I felt bad the time I shanked a ball through the window
of a house too close to the fairway. That was nothing compared
to this!
The golfer's name is being withheld, which is probably for the
best, and no charges are going to be filed. Fortunately, it all
could have been much worse. As it was, the blaze required both
helicopters and on-the-ground crews.
The conditions were ripe for a blaze, with dry brush from a recent
heat wave just waiting for the right spark. Like, say, one caused
by metal on rock.
