Reviews on Brief Answers to the Big Questions (2)

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Brief Answers to the Big Questions

I was surprised to understand as much as I did - all credit to SH's chatty accessible manner and his ability to make these insanely abstract concepts a little bit understandable to us plebs. Even with only the vaguest glimmer of comprehension, I find it exciting to imagine how these big questions will be pursued in the future. The book was published posthumously and is our last gift from this brilliant and humble genius.

Do I understand it? Only in the broadest terms. Did I love reading it? 1000 times yes!

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

When I got home after spending the "loot," I was eager to dive into this book, and at the same time, a little afraid of what I would find there. It turns out that Stephen Hawking is a gentle good-humoured soul who used simple language in an attempt to describe incredibly complex things. In this book, written shortly before his death, he answers the really big questions like "Can one predict the future?" and, in the gentlest most humble way possible: "Is there a God?" Each chapter features a really short answer and a longer explanation of how he arrived at his conclusions. I will have to read it at least six times and possibly more - and I will enjoy it every time even if I never fully understand it.