Soon he will be in for a big surprise too. If he thinks he has suffered throughout his life here, just imagine how he will spend his eternity.
This is nothing more than a rehash of “curved time” idea he presented at the end of A Brief History of Time.
Although I regarded ABHOT as a very good book when I read it, I remember scratching my head about the supposed profundity the final chapter. As best as I remember it, Hawking seemed to be saying that there was really no time zero, hence no creation, thus no need for a Creator.
All well and good Stephen, except it doesn’t explain why the universe exists and we’re all here to wonder about it.