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Re:The Folly of Scientism by 001sky on Sunday December 09, 2012 @12:34AM (#4893927)
If this sort of a priori judgement occurs, it occurs because Hawking is a famously intelligent and thoughtful person.

-- The famous "reverse" Ad-Hominem attack? WAT

TLDR: Famously intelligent and thoughful people are frequently full of shit, evil, or amoral. Same rules apply. [1]

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[1] Its worth noting [a] ad-hominem is not a per-se fallacy; And [b] its useful to questions motives. But since many serial killers, terrorists, and supporters of the hollocaust could be considered "famously intelligent and thoughtful people", it goes without saying that arguments should be evaluated on the merits.

Re:The Folly of Scientism by rohern on Sunday December 09, 2012 @08:56PM (#4897046)
In a word: duh. However, I do not for a second think that you would not listen more closely to someone like Stephen Hawking than you would a guy shouting "Praise Jesus" on a street corner. There is no fallacy involved here. If Hawking is speaking nonsense, his being Stephen Hawking is not going to save him.
Re:The Folly of Scientism by 001sky on Sunday December 09, 2012 @10:16PM (#4897311)
*If [a scientist] is speaking nonsense, his being [a scientist] is not going to save him.

== Fixed that for ya.

. . . Carry On.