Stephen Hawking RIP
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A very sad day for humankind. It's amazing how long he lived with ALS.
Question: Does Hawking's work place him in the same pantheon of great minds like Da Vinci, Aristotle, Tesla, Einstein, etc. or is he a rung below those persons?
Imho, I think he belongs in the same category.
Thoughts?
Imho, I think he belongs in the same category.
Thoughts?
I think he belongs in the same category. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge which was the same position held by Newton in the 1600s. His work on black holes created a paradigm shift of how we view the universe. Hawking Radiation shifted how we view gravity. I'm thinking the order in physics should be Newton-Einstein-Hawking. I do believe that Hawking was the lesser of those three with Einstein the greatest.
Whoever can decipher herd fevers posts without having to use a thesaurus should be considered the greatest mind of all time, just sayin.
Oh my! I'd like to say it's too soon, but the fact that this cracked me up makes me feel guilty.
Hawking had a great sense of humor. I’m sure he would have appreciated that.
On Late Night TV
John Oliver, the host of “Last Week Tonight”: “You’ve stated that there could be an infinite number of parallel universes. Does that mean there’s a universe out there where I am smarter than you?”
Hawking: “Yes. And also a universe where you’re funny.”
I would say Hawking was both surprised and disappointed soon after his last breath.
OK, really what the hell did he do that was so important? He met his maker just like the rest of us will.
His work on the mechanics of black holes and most notably that black holes aren't infinite and that they actually emit particles (Hawking Radiation) and at some point they will evaporate. This gave us the basis for better understanding much more about the very early stages of the formation of the universe.
You lost Herdman right after the word “black”
Oh, stop with your nonsense. Hawking was one of the brightest minds the modern world has known. You using illogical, fantasy-land stories as an attempt to claim he was wrong about a topic is a slap in the face to human intelligence as a whole.
I understand that the unknown has you scared and apprehensive. I’ve prayed for you specifically for several years.
It's the complete opposite of that, oh brainwashed one.
Being completely sure and comfortable knowing that all forms of life cease after death allows me to do many things your kind can't. I can fully enjoy life knowing there is no after-life. I appreciate things more knowing my time here is all that there is. I don't waste time in false hope or begging a superhero in the clouds for things. I don't put my faith in Marvel movies or the Bible, so I am able to accomplish more knowing that there isn't some mysterious hand that is going to help things get done.
It's those of you who are sure there is an after-life that are scared. You're scared that your actions or beliefs will determine your eternal soul for eternity. I don't have that fear. Your apprehension about what your god wants you to do (hell, look at all of the fighting between Christians on this board regarding which is the right or wrong thing to do) doesn't allow you to fully enjoy life.
Please, for everyone's sake, stop wasting your time praying for me. Take that time and spend it volunteering at a youth center or children's home. It is far more rewarding for everyone involved.
You know no such thing.
No, you can't.
Nope.
You waste your time trying to convince people of something you don't know.
This was outstanding. I think he would approve considering all the jokes at his expense in the Big Bang Theory.
There are jokes in the Big Bang Theory?
Yeah, I know. Schindler's List was funnier.
An edited version of this:WTF is this?
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