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Re:Harvard closes evolution center after finding connections... by morelisp on Sunday March 28, 2021 @01:19PM (#26612151)
Brockman literally invited people to Edge with promises of Epstein's entourage of girls! It's total bullshit to pretend there's some kind of uncertainty, none of those assholes can claim ignorance.
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Re:Harvard closes evolution center after finding connections... by nabla9 on Sunday March 28, 2021 @03:18PM (#26613309)
Stephen Hawkins?
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Re:Harvard closes evolution center after finding connections... by morelisp on Monday March 29, 2021 @02:33AM (#26618301)
To lead with: No, the one I had in mind was Krauss. His name headed the list of sex pests as early as 2011 within the new atheist / skeptic / CFI / JREF community and the details only escalated since then.

But: A really common conversation derail when discussing this topic is to claim the fallout from the Epstein case is somehow discriminating against people with ASD or related conditions. I think it's similary offensive to claim someone with ALS could not have been a sexual abuser. Most humans are sexual animals, and Hawking somewhat notoriously so.

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Re:Harvard closes evolution center after finding connections... by solosoyokaze on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:28AM (#26620546)
There are pictures of Stephen Hawking on Epstein's submarine with two girls. He almost certainly knew what was going on.
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