Practical Science with Phil Freda

Discovery Channel has 'Curiosity' About the Man Upstairs

The Discovery Channel’s first installment of the series 'Curiosity' aims to answer mankind’s oldest question.

Two weeks ago, I rushed home from work to watch Discovery Channel’s first installment of its new series “Curiosity,” in which questions that have perplexed the minds of great thinkers throughout human history, are analyzed. For the series’ first conundrum, Professor Stephen Hawking tackled the mother lode of all questions: Does God exist? The question in itself seems ultimately unanswerable, but Hawking stated that by the end of the episode, he would, through scientific analysis and explanation, prove that a higher power does not exist nor did God have anything to do with the creation of the universe. This statement really got my attention for a number of reasons. First and foremost, I consider myself a spiritual man, but not in any way …