Synopsis

Professor Stephen Hawking presents his deeply personal and captivating perspective on the ultimate question: does a god exist who created and governs the universe we inhabit? To address this enduring and contentious inquiry, Hawking guides us through humanity’s long exploration of our position within the cosmos—from Viking warriors confronting eclipses to the sophisticated principles of modern cosmology. Drawing upon the framework of physics, he contends that the universe could spontaneously ari