my view differs in that there's no evidence for/against any god's existence, hence it's irrelevant to the nature of the universe, as mentioned by hawking.  he's gotta be right at least once in a while.  one can't prove gods exist, nor can one disprove they exist. this allows us to concentrate on things with evidence to interpret.  they must have interpreted the origin of the universe incorrectly, and if we point that out, it's a civil discussion rather than being excommunicated or declared an apostate to the dogma of physics.