I haven't really bothered talking about the Hawking comments on "physics shows there is no need for God" because anyone who knew about Mr H knew that he never believed in God, and the statement was a mere publicity blurb for a book.
But there are a few commentary pieces on Hawking and the book which are worth following:
* Paul Davies, who has also made more than a few dollars by talking about God and physics, is always worth reading.
* Roger Penrose, despite getting on in the years, talks about the book and some past big statements made by SH.
* Peter Woit, whose site Not Even Wrong is always pointing out that media releases claiming that some scientist has just found a possible way to test string theory are invariably wrong, looks at the book and strongly criticizes the scientific position Hawking seems to have put himself in. He also makes it sound like it definitely not going to be a best seller.
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