The progress of the human race in understanding the universe has established a small corner of order in an increasingly disordered universe.
Stephen HawkingIn 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 Hawking