(March 17, 2018 at 1:17 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(March 17, 2018 at 1:04 am)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote: I'm honestly curious, RR. In which part is the blowing of smoke occurring? The idea of angelology or the idea that Hawkins probably thought he had better thing to spend his time on?
I think that the rhetoric is the part that is blowing smoke. That Prof. Hawking was an atheist is an interesting anecdote. But much like the philosophers, it begs the question of why. If he doesn’t have some reason or evidence, but it is just opinion; then the question is why is it relevant. Now it seems that people are shying away, appearing to indicate that he may not have given it much thought. Which if it’s just an opinion, and a poorly formed one at that; does’nt help it much in the relevance factor.
I don't have to give a reason as to why I don't believe in invisible fairies or unicorns. Ditto for someone great (unlike me), such as Professor Hawking.