Stephen Hawkins has outlived his usefulness.

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Re: Stephen Hawkins has outlived his usefulness.

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vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:38 pm
Harbal wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:32 pm
vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:24 pm How lovely, to have the cream of American intelligentsia together in three consecutive posts.
It could be a sign of something, like when certain heavenly bodies align in astrology. Bob would probably know, what with him being a prophet.
You might be onto something. Bob hardly ever posts on others' threads. 'When the three fools of the evil empire gather....'
I can safely disregard the retarded words of the queen of bitch. :lol: 🇺🇸

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Philosophy Explorer wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:47 pm
vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:38 pm
Harbal wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:32 pm
It could be a sign of something, like when certain heavenly bodies align in astrology. Bob would probably know, what with him being a prophet.
You might be onto something. Bob hardly ever posts on others' threads. 'When the three fools of the evil empire gather....'
I can safely disregard the retarded words of the queen of bitch. :lol: 🇺🇸

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Did VT just call Harbal a fool, along with the other persona's of his split personality? I didn't know he was an emperor.
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thedoc wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:53 am Stephen Hawkins has outlived his usefulness, it seems that his ALS is effecting his brain, he is no longer able to think clearly.
I see the public brainstorming that Stephen Hawking engages in as positive. When brainstorming, being right is less important than generating content. SH raises issues and then people think about it. Mission accomplished. He's simply encouraging big picture thought about issues of interest to him and others.
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thedoc wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:44 pm
bobevenson wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:08 pm An absolute pronouncement like that could only come from an ersatz sheriff with a tin badge.
Just curious do you know what "ersatz" means or are you just using words you don't understand again.
I know ersatz when I see it, and you're as phony as a Barnum & Bailey world!
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thedoc wrote: So you are a useless bleeding heart liberal, "We just gotta help those people," whether they want help or not.

As long as we can use someone else's money to help.
How very Christian of you.
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seeds wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:08 pm _______

I suggest that Hawking’s longevity is probably based on his own personal will to stay alive.

Think about it. He receives the unbridled respect and adulation of the world’s most brilliant scientists and physicists, and he no doubt feels that he is still able to contribute something important to the field of cosmology.

Now compare that to the utter despair that the average person with ALS must feel.

To have your fully functional mind trapped in a literal prison of flesh whose feeding, cleaning, and waste removal, must be tended to by others, must be unimaginably depressing.

Therefore, without some good reason to persevere (as in Hawking’s case), surely one would welcome the escape of death, not only for yourself, but to relieve your loved ones of the burden of dealing with your situation.

Just a guess.
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And a bad one really. He's an outlier of his disease that's all.
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thedoc wrote:That just demonstrates how wrong you are about this and just about everything else. I hope Stephen Hawkings lives for many more years, I'm just wondering how he does it.
Read the link I posted and it'll tell you.
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thedoc wrote:That just demonstrates how wrong you are about this and just about everything else. I hope Stephen Hawkings lives for many more years, I'm just wondering how he does it.
Who the fuck is Stephen Hawkings?
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