Harvard scientist’s quest to prove God with math
For centuries, science and spirituality have been locked in a cosmic tug-of-war. Priests preach divine will; physicists point to equations. But what if a single formula could bridge the chasm?
Dr Willie Soon, a Harvard astrophysicist with a penchant for bold ideas, believes he’s found it—a mathematical key to proving God’s existence.
Unveiled on the Tucker Carlson Network, his theory is as provocative as it is polarising, stirring a debate that echoes from university halls to pews worldwide.
Soon isn’t your typical stargazer. With a career spent decoding the universe’s mysteries, he’s now turned his telescope inward, toward a question older than the galaxies: Is there a higher power?
His answer lies in numbers—specifically, a formula rooted in the “fine-tuning argument.” It’s a concept as elegant as it is mind-bending: the laws of physics are so perfectly tuned for life that chance alone seems implausible.
Take the gravitational constant, a number so precise that a whisper of difference—higher or lower—would unravel life as we know it. No planets, no stars, no us. “There are so many examples of these ever-present forces that illuminate our lives,” Soon says, his voice tinged with awe. “God has given us this light to follow.”
He’s not alone in noticing the universe’s precision. Back in 1963, Paul Dirac—a Cambridge mathematician and once a fierce sceptic of religion—marvelled at the same cosmic harmony.
In Scientific American, Dirac wrote, “Fundamental physical laws are described by a mathematical theory of great beauty and power… One could say God is a mathematician of a very high order, using advanced mathematics to construct the universe.”
Soon’s formula builds on Dirac’s insight, weaving advanced math with what he calls “creative reasoning” to argue that this perfection points to a purposeful design.
But not everyone’s convinced.
Stephen Hawking, the late titan of cosmology, saw no need for a divine hand. In his final book, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, he countered, “Everything can be explained by the laws of nature.” Diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 21 and given two years to live, Hawking defied medicine to become the disease’s longest survivor, passing in 2018 at 76.
For him, the universe’s rules were enough. “If you like, you can say the laws are the work of God,” he wrote, “but that’s more a definition than proof.”
Soon’s journey isn’t just about equations—it’s personal. He sees his work as a lantern in the dark, a way to unite two worlds often at odds. “Science and spirituality don’t have to clash,” he insists, suggesting that math might be the language God speaks. His formula, still under scrutiny, isn’t a final proof but a bold invitation: Look closer at the numbers. See the pattern.
Critics argue it’s a leap too far—Hawking’s camp would say the universe’s elegance needs no architect.
Yet Soon’s idea resonates with those who feel the cosmos whispers something more. As his theory ripples through academia and beyond, one thing’s clear: this Harvard scientist has tossed a pebble into the pond of human wonder, and the waves are just beginning to spread.
