>> Many atheist scientists were repulsed by the Big Bang's creationist overtones. According to Hoyle... > Hmm, I'd really like to know exactly who these athei

>> Many atheist scientists were repulsed by the Big Bang's creationist overtones. According to Hoyle... > Hmm, I'd really like to know exactly who these atheists supposedly were. And what percentage of the atheist scientists they were. But I'm not going to buy the book in the slim hope that he will actually name these atheists. You don't have to buy the book to get a name. One was provided in the quote you're responding to: Fred Hoyle. Looking at the relevant Wikipedia articles, Hermann Bondi is likely another. I wouldn't be surprised if a similar motive isn't also behind a lot of multiverse theories, many of which are basically steady-state theories with any observable phenomenon pushed out of view.