A new book written by two French mathematicians claims to give a definitive answer to a question that has been asked since the beginning of time: does God really exist?

Science has traditionally been the counter argument for the existence of one divine creator, but the authors of God, the Science, the Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution, which is about to be released in the UK and USsay reason and science now show proof of God.

West London-based Olivier Bonnassies, 59, and Michel-Yves Bolloré, 79, from Paris, both mathematicians and entrepreneurs, first penned their book in 2021, and have since sold 400,000 copies and seen it translated into other languages.

Both men also religious, with computer engineer Bolloré Catholic from birth and his co-author finding his Christian faith in his twenties.

Bonnassies, who lives in Paris, claims ‘Science is now God’s ally’ and far from providing evidence as to why such a deity doesn’t exist, ‘the pendulum of science has swung back in the opposite direction’.

In an interview with Publishers Weeklythe scientist explained the reasoning behind the 580-page book.

He explained: ‘Our work is based in three scientific conclusions: that we live in what we call space-time that inextricably links matter, space, and time together; that all this seems to have a beginning; and that the parameters of the universe are very fine-tuned so that if you change a little, life is impossible.’

The duo have even persuaded other key voices from the world of science that science and religion could intertwine.

Physicist Robert Wilson said the idea that there is one creator ‘doesn’t provide a satisfying explanation for me’ but he agreed to write the foreword for the book.

He writes: ‘Although the general thesis… that a higher mind could be at the origin of the universe does not provide a satisfying explanation for me, I can accept its coherence. If the universe had a beginning, then we cannot avoid the question of creation.’

Scientists generally agree that the universe sprang into existence when the Big Bang, a theory used to describe the beginning and the evolution of the universe, occurred around 14 billion years ago.

In 1920, Edwin Hubble observed that the distance between galaxies was increasing everywhere in the universe – meaning galaxies had to be closer to each other in the past.

While some Christians think the Big Bang needed a divine creator to occur, many academics have refuted this suggestion, including the late Stephen Hawking.

The legendary English physicist said the Big Bang was inevitable due to the law of gravity, contesting Sir Isaac Newton’s belief that the universe must have been designed by God as it could not have been created out of chaos.

In his 2010 book ‘The Grand Design’, Hawking said ‘the universe can and will create itself from nothing’, sparking a religious debate.

‘It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touchpaper and set the universe going,’ he said, adding: ‘Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing.’

Meanwhile, British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins famously identified seven milestones that categorize the belief in the existence of a deity.

It ranges from 100 per cent sure there is a God (theist) to 100 per cent sure there is no God (atheist) – with 50 per cent sure (completely impartial) in the middle.

While some may argue the existence of a God may depend largely on personal belief and faith, Dawkins, an atheist, thinks the concept of personal god qualifies as a delusion.

In The God Delusion, he wrote: ‘There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point.

‘The truly adult view, by contrast, is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we choose to make it.’

Although it’s unlikely to threaten the best-selling book of all time, that being the actual bible, Bonnassies and Bolloré’s book distributer, Joseph Montagne at Abrams, says the authors are optimistic the book will do well.

He told Publishers Weekly: ‘We believe the book’s fresh perspective, showing how science increasingly points toward the existence of a creator God rather than away from it, will resonate with many.’

Earlier this year, a poll suggested that teenagers and those in their early twenties are half as likely to identify as atheists than their parents.

Those aged 18-24 – who are all Gen Z – were the most spiritual age group in the UK, with just 13 percent identifying as atheists.

Another 62 percent describe themselves as ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ spiritual, the research by OnePoll found.

And when asked what the biggest factors in declining Christianity rates in the UK, Gen Z cited the ‘inability to grapple with scandals involving abuse’ as well as generational change.