What (Stephen) Hawking says in his book The Grand Design is the universe exists because it needed to exist, and because it needed to exist, it therefore created itself. His conclusion merely restates his premise, which means his argument is circular. Nonsense is nonsense, even when spoken by famous scientists.
John LennoxThe new atheism as an old atheism, except it's much more aggressive. The new atheism wants to destroy religion. That's a very different thing. The arguments are not new, it's the aggression that's new.
John LennoxI usually have a very clear idea of where I want a song to go, sometimes very specific notes, but I'm generally open to suggestions.
John LennoxThe Founding Fathers of America never intended to stop people expressing their faith in the public square. But unfortunately that is the way it is happened.
John Lennox