ABSTRACT
Many people today believe that science has removed the need for God as an explanation for the existence of the universe or the arrival of ourselves in it. They are encouraged by some notable present-day scientists who propagate such a view, often with a vehemence which transcends the sober and rational atmosphere of debate normally obtaining within their own scientific disciplines. Thus Professor Richard Dawkins believes that, in the light ofthe theory ofbiological evolution, 'we don't need to postulate a designer in order to understand life, or anything else in the universe' .1 Peter Atkins argues that 'the universe can come into existence without intervention, and that there is no need to invoke the idea of a Supreme Being in one of its numerous manifestations '.2 Professor Stephen Hawking, whilst less militant, sees God as purely a First Cause, the need for which is obviated if we can explain how the universe has no boundary in space-time.3
