I had a brother-in-law who contracted ALS several years after Hawkings and died in a few years, who was there to pay for the heroic medical treatment to keep him alive. I would be curious to know what is being done to keep Hawkings alive for so many years longer than normal.
Stephen Hawkins has outlived his usefulness.
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Over here that'll be the NHS which is free at the point of service.thedoc wrote:...who was there to pay for the heroic medical treatment to keep him alive. ...
Nothing apparently - https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... wking-als/... I would be curious to know what is being done to keep Hawkings alive for so many years longer than normal.
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Are you trying to be funny Harbal? Hawking is English.
I think charity is involved in keeping Hawking alive (remember he's a celebrity). I think you can Google this information to be sure (e.g. Wikipedia).
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Yes, I know he's English, that is the point I'm making.Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:27 pm
Are you trying to be funny Harbal? Hawking is English.
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When did it become a specifically liberal thing to object to doing a cost/benefit analysis on a human life?thedoc wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:53 pmSo you are a useless bleeding heart liberal, "We just gotta help those people," whether they want help or not.FlashDangerpants wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:24 pm That's a pretty sick way of looking at stuff. Just... ewww.
As long as we can use someone else's money to help.
I kind of thought you were probably a Christian tbh? Presumably this was a mistake on my part.
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Some Christians don't try to force their agenda onto everyone else, You can make your own decision. I don't agree with banning useful materials in order to protect people from themselves, the most government should do is mandate warning labels in materials that are dangerous and let the individual decide to use them or not. I also don't believe it is right to blame a manufacture if someone does something stupid, and I don't believe it is right to force everyone to live by my standards.FlashDangerpants wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:32 pmWhen did it become a specifically liberal thing to object to doing a cost/benefit analysis on a human life?thedoc wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:53 pmSo you are a useless bleeding heart liberal, "We just gotta help those people," whether they want help or not.FlashDangerpants wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:24 pm That's a pretty sick way of looking at stuff. Just... ewww.
As long as we can use someone else's money to help.
I kind of thought you were probably a Christian tbh? Presumably this was a mistake on my part.
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His longevity is due to the type of ALS he has, which is quite rare. It has to do with how young he was when it was diagnosed, so you can stop fretting your sweet little kristian self about it. I wouldn't have picked you as an advocate of involuntary euthanasia.thedoc wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:00 pmI had a brother-in-law who contracted ALS several years after Hawkings and died in a few years, who was there to pay for the heroic medical treatment to keep him alive. I would be curious to know what is being done to keep Hawkings alive for so many years longer than normal.
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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.vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:01 pm I wouldn't have picked you as an advocate of involuntary euthanasia.
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Well you certainly don't believe in addressing the point do you? WTF does manufacturer warning labels have to do with this?thedoc wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:51 pmSome Christians don't try to force their agenda onto everyone else, You can make your own decision. I don't agree with banning useful materials in order to protect people from themselves, the most government should do is mandate warning labels in materials that are dangerous and let the individual decide to use them or not. I also don't believe it is right to blame a manufacture if someone does something stupid, and I don't believe it is right to force everyone to live by my standards.FlashDangerpants wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:32 pmWhen did it become a specifically liberal thing to object to doing a cost/benefit analysis on a human life?
I kind of thought you were probably a Christian tbh? Presumably this was a mistake on my part.
"are those paying for the treatment and medication still getting a return on their investment?" wasn't just a nasty thing that filthy bleeding heart liberals might object to, it was downright unchristian.
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Is it really so difficult to get his name right? And how am I wrong? Do you think only poor people die of ALS? Don't you think all those rich people would have extended their lives if it were possible? There are many people who were diagnosed very young who have lived for decades after that. You probably just have a bee in your bonnet about him now because he criticised your beloved Trump. I doubt if you had a clue about him before that. I mean, he's only one of the most famous and recognisable humans on the planet, yet you don't even know his name??thedoc wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:06 pmThat 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.vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:01 pm I wouldn't have picked you as an advocate of involuntary euthanasia.
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Yet you claimed that you had never heard of him.vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:18 pm I mean, he's only one of the most famous and recognisable humans on the planet?
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Are you completely retarded?thedoc wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:26 pmYet you claimed that you had never heard of him.vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:18 pm I mean, he's only one of the most famous and recognisable humans on the planet?
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I assume this is a rhetorical question?