In an interview published in `` The Guardian '' , Hawking regarded the concept of Heaven as a myth , believing that there is `` no heaven or afterlife '' and that such a notion was a `` fairy story for people afraid of the dark '' .
[ 278 ] In an interview published in `` The Guardian '' , Hawking regarded the concept of Heaven as a myth , believing that there is `` no heaven or afterlife '' and that such a notion was a `` fairy story for people afraid of the dark '' .