In A Brief History Of Time I used the word "God" like Einstein did as a shorthand for the laws of physics. However, this is not what most people mean by God, so I have decided not to use the term. The laws of physics can explain the universe without the need for a God.
Stephen HawkingThere is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap.
Stephen HawkingWe could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.
Stephen HawkingIn fact, if one considers the possible constants and laws that could have emerged, the odds against a universe that produced life like ours are immense.
Stephen HawkingThe world has changed far more in the past 100 years than in any other century in history. The reason is not political or economic but technological-technologies that flowed directly from advances in basic science. Clearly, no scientist better represents those advances than Albert Einstein: TIME's Person of the Century.
Stephen Hawking