Following Stephen Hawking’s interview for the Spanish newspaper, El Mundo, where he denied the existence of God by saying “in my opinion, there is no aspect of reality beyond the reach of the human mind”, some were shocked whilst others applauded. I would like to approach the politically incorrect question: Is this statement influenced by his physical condition?

Hawking, British physicist and best-selling author, renowned for his work on time and space theory, helped to bring his ideas on bla...