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Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 4:19 am
Very sad news, but amazing considering his diagnosis and everything he achieved.

We lived in the same time as one of the all time scientific greats. Pretty awesome.
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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 5:44 am
Sad news.
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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 7:07 am
Well, damn.
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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 8:59 am
Of course, on another forum, theists are making ridiculous comments like, "He's with God now" and "He's probably slapping his forehead at a realization somewhere--for the first time".
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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 9:45 am
A remarkable life.

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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 9:46 am (This post was last modified: March 14, 2018 at 10:00 am by Ravenshire.)
(March 14, 2018 at 12:24 am)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(March 14, 2018 at 12:02 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: Massive loss to the scientific community.

Perhaps.

But I've also heard It said, include by notable Nobel prize winning physicists, that Hawking's actual contribution to advancing the state of physics nowhere near justify his outsized fame as physicist amongst general public, and he would be remembered more as a personality than as a physicist.

Early on his career he was a great physicist, later in his career he was a great physics popularizer. After making great contributions, he made physics accessible to non-physysicists and that was at least as important as his personal contributions to the field. Science is too important to let a failure to communicate it to the masses leaving it mis-understood. This is what will be missed most with his passing. While others will take up the mantle, Tyson comes to mind, none currently have his unique combination of insight and communication skills.
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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 10:05 am
Good bye wheels.
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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 10:14 am
(March 14, 2018 at 8:59 am)Lutrinae Wrote: Of course, on another forum, theists are making ridiculous comments like, "He's with God now" and "He's probably slapping his forehead at a realization somewhere--for the first time".

How fucking stupid, and I am sure many of these same theists are on other websites threatening atheists with hell if they die not believing. 

Hawking is only in our memories now, he isn't in an afterlife just like he didn't exist 4 billion years ago.
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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 10:15 am
(March 14, 2018 at 10:14 am)Brian37 Wrote:
(March 14, 2018 at 8:59 am)Lutrinae Wrote: Of course, on another forum, theists are making ridiculous comments like, "He's with God now" and "He's probably slapping his forehead at a realization somewhere--for the first time".

How fucking stupid, and I am sure many of these same theists are on other websites threatening atheists with hell if they die not believing. 

Hawking is only in our memories now, he isn't in an afterlife just like he didn't exist 4 billion years ago.

How do you know that?
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RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
March 14, 2018 at 10:19 am
(March 14, 2018 at 10:15 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote:
(March 14, 2018 at 10:14 am)Brian37 Wrote: How fucking stupid, and I am sure many of these same theists are on other websites threatening atheists with hell if they die not believing. 

Hawking is only in our memories now, he isn't in an afterlife just like he didn't exist 4 billion years ago.

How do you know that?

Why would he believe otherwise?
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