Stephen Hawking: Heaven is a Myth

Just in time for Judgement Day (have you sent invites for your rapture party, yet?) famed smartie Stephen Hawking put a point in atheism's basket for his recent article in The Guardian.

He says, "There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark."

In "Grand Design," a book published last year, Hawking had declared that it was "not necessary to invoke God ... to get the universe going."

Hawking notes that he is not afraid of death, but adds: "I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first."

It's interesting, especially when considering the advancement of science, that there's been such a low tech backlash promoting Christian fundamentalism especially. Did anyone really believe that in the middle of 2011 we'd be talking about rapture and judgement days? Ugh.