Arizona State Suspends Lawrence Krauss Over Sexual Misconduct Accusations

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Arizona State Suspends Lawrence Krauss During Inquiry Over Sexual Misconduct Accusations

For those of you who don't know, Lawrence Krauss is a prominent atheist along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Matt Dillahunty, Dan Dennett and others. He is a theoretical physicist at Arizona State University and has written several books on physics including:

The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far: Why Are We Here?
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing
Fear of Physics: A Guide for the Perplexed
Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries)
Hiding in the Mirror: The Quest for Alternate Realities, from Plato to String Theory (by way of Alice in Wonderland, Einstein, and The Twilight Zone)
The Physics of Star Trek

Last month, BuzzFeed reported that several women have accused Dr Krauss of inappropriate behavior including groping women and making sexist jokes. Arizona State University has placed Dr Krauss on paid leave while the accusations are being investigated.

This may be the beginning of the end for atheism.

You can bet your fucking ass he won't be praying for help.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

See, this is precisely how these allegations should have been handled all along - 'Arizona State University has placed Dr Krauss on paid leave while the accusations are being investigated'.  Good for the uni - anyone accused of anything has a right to an investigation.  I'm all for people keeping their hands to themselves, but an accusation alone should never, EVER be sufficient grounds for punishment.

Boru

[Ravenshire]

He's a prominent white male figure in acedamia...might as well have target painted on his back. He may be as much of an ass as me but he is still innocent until proven guilty.

(emphasis is mine)

Not even close.

[Succubus]

...This may be the beginning of the end for atheism.

Really?

Is that from the article or your personal opinion?
If it's the former then I seriously doubt people will cease to question the claims of the priesthood, in all its various guises.  
If it's the latter, then it could be the end of your claim to be a rational thinker.

"If" and when the court decides Lawrence Krauss is the biggest bastard since Josef Mengele will that make his life's work invalid?

This may be the beginning of the end for atheism.

What an utterly, utterly stupid thing to say.

[Alexmahone]

...This may be the beginning of the end for atheism.

Really?

Is that from the article or your personal opinion?
If it's the former then I seriously doubt people will cease to question the claims of the priesthood, in all its various guises.  
If it's the latter, then it could be the end of your claim to be a rational thinker.

"If" and when the court decides Lawrence Krauss is the biggest bastard since Josef Mengele will that make his life's work invalid?

This may be the beginning of the end for atheism.

What an utterly, utterly stupid thing to say.

It was just a joke! Sheesh...

[rskovride]

Really?

Is that from the article or your personal opinion?
If it's the former then I seriously doubt people will cease to question the claims of the priesthood, in all its various guises.  
If it's the latter, then it could be the end of your claim to be a rational thinker.

"If" and when the court decides Lawrence Krauss is the biggest bastard since Josef Mengele will that make his life's work invalid?


What an utterly, utterly stupid thing to say.

It was just a joke! Sheesh...

Context. Context. Context.  [/sarcasm] [/joke] :winkyface:

[rskovride]

Here is his response to the buzzfeed article if anyone is interested.

[Succubus]

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BuzzFeed wrote “our reporting is based on official university documents, emails, and interviews with more than 50 people.”

That statement creates the inference that the article reflects denial by one man versus claims made by many others. It could lead the reader to the conclusion that over 50 people have supported their false and primarily anonymously sourced piece.
A number of the people they contacted blind-copied me on their response, in which they repeated the refrain “that is not what happened” or “this is not how Lawrence behaves.”
The story represents a series of largely anonymous hearsay claims against me that were countered by at least an equal number of presentations of counter-evidence by numerous individuals and two reputable academic institutions...

I am mightily interested in seeing how this develops.

[rskovride]

<Snip>

BuzzFeed wrote “our reporting is based on official university documents, emails, and interviews with more than 50 people.”

That statement creates the inference that the article reflects denial by one man versus claims made by many others. It could lead the reader to the conclusion that over 50 people have supported their false and primarily anonymously sourced piece.
A number of the people they contacted blind-copied me on their response, in which they repeated the refrain “that is not what happened” or “this is not how Lawrence behaves.”
The story represents a series of largely anonymous hearsay claims against me that were countered by at least an equal number of presentations of counter-evidence by numerous individuals and two reputable academic institutions...

I am mightily interested in seeing how this develops.

Me to.  I really like Dr. K, tentatively anyway.

[Fireball]

The man is brilliant; I've studied his stuff, especially the electromagnetic theory topics, of which I have made use in my engineering job. I'm going to wait until the truth, whatever it is, surfaces.