What Stephen said.

Being an atheist myself since age 12, I was pleased to see that Stephen Hawking has recently stated that he is an atheist. He argues that science offers, "a more convincing explanation for the origins of the universe and that the miracles of religion aren't compatible with scientific fact." He adds that, "Before we understand science, it was natural to believe that god created the universe, but now science offers a more convincing explanation."Of course the fact that one of the greatest minds of our time denies the existence of god will have no effect at all on the zillions of magical thinkers who, for whatever absurd reason, still believe there is a supreme being who gives a damn about every action in the transient  lives
of every human being who has ever lived.