Totally agree with Hawking here. Quite an interesting read...
[1] https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-06/stephen-hawkings-last-words-we-live-matrix
[2] https://www.scribd.com/document/378362008/378121868-Read-Stephen-Hawking-s-Final-Theory-on-the-Big-Bang
[3] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/read-stephen-hawkings-final-theory-on-the-big-bang
It all comes down to math ;)