One can imagine that God created the universe at literally any time in the past. On the other hand, if the universe is expanding, there may be physical reasons why there had to be a beginning. One could imagine that God created the universe at the instant of the big bang, or even afterwards in just such a way as to make it look as though there had been a big bang, but it would be meaningless to suppose that it was created before the big bang. An expanding universe does not preclude a creator, but it does place limits on when he might have carried out his job!

I thought Eddie Redmayne portrayed me very well... At times I thought he was me.

Plagiarism saves time.

If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.

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

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

I wouldnt be here today if it were not for the NHS, I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived.