"He compared humanity's view of the universe to that of a goldfish looking out of its bowl, saying that we can't be sure our view is the "correct" one. We might be in a giant goldfish bowl, for there is no single, absolute picture of reality, he added.

The Parade interview also touched on other topics such as Hawking's family life, his hopes for science to transform a troubled African continent and his commitment to helping regular people understand basic facts about the cosmos."

It seems like Deja Vu with all these new scientific revelations and confessions. Or maybe its Hawking feeling his mortality; maybe he should have dedicated more time to debunking religion.