When applied to theuniverse as a whole, this idea calls into question the very notion ofcause and effect. Intheir new book, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the mostrecent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe, innontechnical language marked by both brilliance and simplicity.In The Grand Designthey explain that according to quantum theory, the cosmos does not havejust a single existence or history, but rather that every possiblehistory of the universe exists simultaneously. Why are the laws of nature so finely tuned as to allow forthe existence of beings like ourselves? And, finally, is the apparent“grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who setthings in motion-or does science offer another explanation?Themost fundamental questions about the origins of the universe and of lifeitself, once the province of philosophy, now occupy the territory wherescientists, philosophers, and theologians meet-if only to disagree.
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