Comment Re:Why ask Hawking? (Score 1) 292
But I wonder why people feel it's useful to ask Prof. Hawking these type of questions.
The reason that comes to mind would be the same one if you wanted to ask Sir Isaac Newton or Albert Einstien what they thought the next centurys would be like. Its fun to see what brilliant people think, or even famous people think, of the future.
No, I fear that people only ask him because he's a celebrity. And I fear that he's mainly a celebrity because of his illness.
The first time i heard of him was when my dad bought me "A Brief history of time" when i was 14. I never knew about his illness until after i read the book. I think that his illness may have increased his celebrity status in some people's minds, but in my mind, i will always remember him as brilliant.
The reason that comes to mind would be the same one if you wanted to ask Sir Isaac Newton or Albert Einstien what they thought the next centurys would be like. Its fun to see what brilliant people think, or even famous people think, of the future.
No, I fear that people only ask him because he's a celebrity. And I fear that he's mainly a celebrity because of his illness.
The first time i heard of him was when my dad bought me "A Brief history of time" when i was 14. I never knew about his illness until after i read the book. I think that his illness may have increased his celebrity status in some people's minds, but in my mind, i will always remember him as brilliant.
