Trying to dumb this down

 easy enough for Grade schoolers to grasp.

The Origin of the Universe, Stephen Hawking

Grade schooler:

"So you found out there was a beginning to the universe?"

Scientist:

"Yup."

"And then you tried to disprove it?"

"Yup".

Grade schooler:

"But you couldn't?"

Scientist:

"Yup."

Grade schooler:

"So you tried yet again to disprove 

what you had already proven?"

Scientist:

"Yup."

Grade Schooler:

"And you  not only failed again 

but proved once again 

that it had a beginning"

Scientist:

"Yup."

Grade schooler:

"And the next time you didn't even try and disprove yourselves?

You just "walked" right by it?

(South Pole example)

and said forget it,

it's really not that important 

to try and disprove it anymore?

Scientist:

"Yup".

Grade schooler:

"And then before you passed away 

you thought there must have been something missing?

Scientist:

"Yup."

Grade Schooler

"THATS PRETTY STUPID."

Scientist:

"Yeah we know

but it sold a lot of books.

And that's pretty much 

all the summary you really need.

And I'm gonna scream it 

at the top of my lungs 

till the day I die 

so people 

who didn't know any better 

know just how absurd 

it really is.