Posted by Bjorn on
URL: https://mikraite.arkian.net/Stephen-Hawking-dangerous-times-tp950p960.html

Who'd have said that this world-known "genius" scientist thinks in a very populistic-leftist way, politically.

I was shocked when a friend of mine, whom I consider very wise, called him "ignorant" - now I understand.

Being a good theoretical physicist doesn't exclude your thinking in other areas can and will be a disaster. This silly article of his indicates that scientists can be as bad at political and philosophical thinking as rock singers and artists.

I will not listen to Hawking for politics. I consider that article simplistic and silly and I can barely believe he wrote it.

Also, famous people must serve the establishment and its political orientation, which nowadays is "liberal democracy".

Final rating: 4/10 - Hawking's political thinking isn't good enough.

Also, how USELESS is this article and his "call" to whatever? Is he using his fame to actually make a political difference? Does anybody actually change his behavior because of this article? he could do much better, but to do so, he should first be POLITICALLY INCORRECT, because by staying in the limits of correctedness you simply can't say anything relevant. Obviously he feels he can't risk ruining his reputation by doing so. Nobody insults Hawking, and his illness helps. If he looked normal, more people would call him ignorant/idiot as he can well be.

I'm also not sure theoretical physics is all that useful. People respect these weirdos because they know certain principles better than most. I guess that's knowledge and intelligence, so what? I know more of music and art than him, that's knowledge too. Scientists aren't more intelligent just because they're scientists. They simply have a cultural allure of grandiosity and mistery surrounding them that makes them invulnerable to criticism. In a nutshell, science itself is overrated in our times. This is probably fault of the "Enlightenment" movement. I'm all for Reason, but first one needs to define "Reason". Science isn't the whole of reason, atheist scientists arrogantly think so.

Trump's thinking and campaign is more useful/impactful than his, and that is not because Hawking is more enlightened and people don't understand him. "Let's stay together, let's unite"...what stupid drivel.

"Unity" has always meant marxism/communism. Elite academia is leftist leaning towards actual communism. I don't know all of what is happening behind closed doors but that they're left leaning and not perfect is all too clear.