J.C. Lennox points out that the supporters of various schools of [[materialism]] let their worldview to play a role in their antipathy to the idea of beginning. Among them are [[Friedrich Engels|Engels]] (cf. "Did the God created the world, or has the world been in existence eternally?"), [[Stephen Hawking]] (cf."the idea that the time has beginning...smacks of divine intervention") and Sir John Maddox, a former editor of ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' (cf. "ultimite origin of our world [gave creationists] ample justification [for their beliefs]").<ref name="LENNOX"/> | J.C. Lennox points out that the supporters of various schools of [[materialism]] let their worldview to play a role in their antipathy to the idea of beginning. Among them are [[Friedrich Engels|Engels]] (cf. "Did the God created the world, or has the world been in existence eternally?"), [[Stephen Hawking]] (cf."the idea that the time has beginning...smacks of divine intervention") and Sir John Maddox, a former editor of ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' (cf. "ultimite origin of our world [gave creationists] ample justification [for their beliefs]").<ref name="LENNOX"/> |