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Re:The mind of God? The problem with deifying Stephen Hawking by wait_a_minute on Monday March 15, 2021 @08:15PM (#26471233)
It's hard to comment on the qualitative difference of a speech from a celebrity scientist vs a religious leader. Do I want to know the latest and greatest on why Interstellar's depiction of black holes was interesting? I'll listen to Neil Degrasse Tyson.

Do I want to know the latest and greatest on how philosophers or theologians interpret reality and meaning? Then I'll listen to any number of my favorites on these subjects.

There are world-class experts in both areas and they address different needs.

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Re:The mind of God? The problem with deifying Stephen Hawking by potatoman22 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:11AM (#26472933)
In theory they should address different needs, however many celebrity scientists have proclaimed that "philosophy is useless", as if the scientific method is the only path to knowledge and anything else is hearsay. It's silly that they think they have any authority on this, really.

https://qz.com/627989/why-are-so-many-smart-people-such-idio...

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