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Steven Hawking is anover rated physicist, who really doesnt have a clue about anything. What a first class jerk !!!
How he bluffed his way into making people everywhere think he is some kind of know it all, is the stuff hollywood films are made of.
He can'd really do anything, so he likes to stir the pot.
How he bluffed his way into making people everywhere think he is some kind of know it all, is the stuff hollywood films are made of.
He can'd really do anything, so he likes to stir the pot.
Remster 30
Hows the end of times coming along, Chuteless? ready for another change of predictions?
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nigel99 475
QuoteDo you mean Steven Hawking?
yes sorry didn't get his name right.
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billvon 2,991
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>Steven Hawking is anover rated physicist, who really doesnt have a
>clue about anything. What a first class jerk ! He can'd really do anything . . .
Exactly. I mean, what's he done? Discovered Hawking Radiation and the theory of quantum gravity. Wrote a bestselling book. Won the Eddington Medal, the Albert Einstein Medal, the Franklin Medal, the Wolf Prize in Physics and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. All while completely paralyzed. Anyone could do that.
Now, if he had predicted that the world would end in 2007, then he'd really have accomplished something.
>clue about anything. What a first class jerk ! He can'd really do anything . . .
Exactly. I mean, what's he done? Discovered Hawking Radiation and the theory of quantum gravity. Wrote a bestselling book. Won the Eddington Medal, the Albert Einstein Medal, the Franklin Medal, the Wolf Prize in Physics and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. All while completely paralyzed. Anyone could do that.
Now, if he had predicted that the world would end in 2007, then he'd really have accomplished something.
nigel99 475
I mean elitist in the sense that taking the viewpoint that his area of science explains the meaning of life, conciousness etc.
I don't need or want religion - my point is that many people depend on their belief structures to get through their day. Exploring whether religious dependence is the "correct" approach is not something that falls under physics and micro-biology - but quite probably falls under philosophy.
Examples - I don't know emotions might be a good start, codes of ethics another. Definition of philosophy is "Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language" (from Wikipedia). I don't see how advances in physics have solved all of those areas.
I don't need or want religion - my point is that many people depend on their belief structures to get through their day. Exploring whether religious dependence is the "correct" approach is not something that falls under physics and micro-biology - but quite probably falls under philosophy.
Examples - I don't know emotions might be a good start, codes of ethics another. Definition of philosophy is "Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language" (from Wikipedia). I don't see how advances in physics have solved all of those areas.
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billvon 2,991
>Definition of philosophy is "Philosophy is the study of general and
>fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge,
>values, reason, mind, and language" (from Wikipedia). I don't see how
>advances in physics have solved all of those areas.
They certainly haven't - but have also unquestionably contributed to them. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, top-down cosmology and the many-worlds interpretation all have had significant influence on philosophy.
>fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge,
>values, reason, mind, and language" (from Wikipedia). I don't see how
>advances in physics have solved all of those areas.
They certainly haven't - but have also unquestionably contributed to them. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, top-down cosmology and the many-worlds interpretation all have had significant influence on philosophy.
Niki1 1
QuoteSteven Hawking is anover rated physicist, who really doesnt have a clue about anything. What a first class jerk !!!
How he bluffed his way into making people everywhere think he is some kind of know it all, is the stuff hollywood films are made of.
He can'd really do anything, so he likes to stir the pot.
Didn't I see you in the movie, "Idiocracy" ?
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done.
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QuoteQuoteDo you mean Steven Hawking?
Steven Hawking is a professor at Cambridge.
So is John Hawkins
I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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QuoteQuoteQuoteDo you mean Steven Hawking?
Steven Hawking is a professor at Cambridge.
So is John Hawkins
Pretty sure John Kawkins has said much to get in the news lately. Well, maybe he has, but certainly hasn't gotten the coverage Steven Hawking has.
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It's Stephen
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Wendy P.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)
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Wendy P.
Right you are. My bad.
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This morning on the radio they were discussing Prof Hawkins views that physics and biology have advanced to the point where both religion and philosophy are redundant. In my view he is being narrow minded and rather elitist.
Firstly - many people NEED religion to keep them sane and functioning as individuals. As my dad put it they simply aren't emotionally strong enough to contemplate the alternatives.
Secondly - philosophy addresses things such as what is conciousness and some of the more nuanced side of our existence.
Firstly - many people NEED religion to keep them sane and functioning as individuals. As my dad put it they simply aren't emotionally strong enough to contemplate the alternatives.
Secondly - philosophy addresses things such as what is conciousness and some of the more nuanced side of our existence.
I found it interesting how he backs up his claim that God is now unnecessary based on an untestable speculation of the M-Theory and by an unattainable Theory of Everything. And rationalized it by "well, because, there are to many variables and conditions that change things, it is impossible for one set of physical laws to be applicable to every situation," or some such crap. Sounds to me that the holy grail of science has some mighty big holes that are only plugged with a lot of blind faith mixed with a lot of arrogance(elitism).
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=3141
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wmw999 2,447
Why is this a bad thing? The point about God is that it requires faith. Faith means lack of proof. You have to be strong enough to choose to believe.QuoteI found it interesting how he backs up his claim that God is now unnecessary based ...
Wendy P.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)
QuoteSounds to me that the holy grail of science has some mighty big holes that are only plugged with a lot of blind faith mixed with a lot of arrogance(elitism).
No, the holes in science are generally plugged by the scientific method.
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QuoteSteven Hawking is anover rated physicist, who really doesnt have a clue about anything. What a first class jerk !!!
How he bluffed his way into making people everywhere think he is some kind of know it all, is the stuff hollywood films are made of.
He can'd really do anything, so he likes to stir the pot.
Isn't repeatedly predicting the end of the world, or at least the country I live in, another example of stirring the pot?
SkyDekker 1,465
QuoteThis morning on the radio they were discussing Prof Hawkins views that physics and biology have advanced to the point where both religion and philosophy are redundant. In my view he is being narrow minded and rather elitist.
Firstly - many people NEED religion to keep them sane and functioning as individuals. As my dad put it they simply aren't emotionally strong enough to contemplate the alternatives.
Secondly - philosophy addresses things such as what is conciousness and some of the more nuanced side of our existence.
Basically he is saying, don't believe in God, believe in me.
JohnRich 4
QuoteDidn't I see you in the movie, "Idiocracy" ?
That sounds like a personal attack to me.
Andy9o8 2
QuoteQuoteDidn't I see you in the movie, "Idiocracy" ?
That sounds like a personal attack to me.
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Niki1 1
QuoteQuoteDidn't I see you in the movie, "Idiocracy" ?
That sounds like a personal attack to me.
It was not meant as a personal attack. I was just wondering if the members of the Flat Earth Society had a sense of humor.
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done.
Louis D Brandeis
Where are we going and why are we in this basket?
Louis D Brandeis
Where are we going and why are we in this basket?
QuoteNow, if he had predicted that the world would end in 2007, then he'd really have accomplished something.
You didn't get the memo? It's been moved up to 12/21/2012.
QuoteQuoteNow, if he had predicted that the world would end in 2007, then he'd really have accomplished something.
You didn't get the memo? It's been moved up to 12/21/2012.
The Annual End Of The World prediction.
The Jehovahs Witnesses own this one. They've been doing it for nearly a 100 years.
Steven Hawking is a professor at Cambridge.
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