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Originally Posted by paulgiamatti
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I'm not sure if I understand what you mean by "belief" here. There are plenty of things about the universe and the study of science that are hugely inspiring - just read about supermassive black holes or look at the Hubble images of galaxy clusters, or read Stephen Hawking's description of the event horizon. There are plenty of things that can be simply believed with a great deal of awe and wonder under the purview of science without involving superstitious, religious nonsense.
If you were referencing spirituality, then yes I am very much open-minded to that as well. I believe to be human is to have the desire for self-transcendence, and reach a more enlightened state of being if you will. Does this make me believe in anything supernatural? It does not. I believe there is no such thing as a suspension of the laws of physics, and it is this fact about our universe that is the only thing that can be described as miraculous.
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Stephen Hawkings is one of the most self-absorbed people on this planet. He is the pinnacle of this discussion with "if science says this is what it is, this is what it is, no exceptions" type comments. No matter the absurdity. You might as well let him just say God does exist, because he sure acts like one, and he would probably claim he is.