God is redundant?

So says Professor Stephen Hawking, world famous cosmologist and author of "A Brief History of time" who had once said

" "If we discover a complete theory, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason: for then we should know the mind of God."

So why has a scientist like Hawkin suddenly join the ranks of militant atheists such as Dawkings,Hitchens, Harris and the famous Frederick Nietzsche who proclaimed "The Death of God", and went mad.

Mr Nietzsche in a contemplative mood

However he has not gone that far. He feels that you cannot disprove the existence of God, but you can prove that he was not necessary for creation.