| > Apathy and disagreement are different things. Yeah, and that goes both ways. You can't wave away the apathy that exists by disagreeing on other grounds. > This article is not easily to be dismissed, but its title is misleading - a straight fib - and a misleading headline to suggest one reading over another is propagandistic. There is not much leeway in how to read Hawkings' actual comments, and as for title, that is the word "confirm": > 1. to state or show that (something) is true or correct > 2. to tell someone that something has definitely happened or is going to happen : to make (something) definite or official > 3. to make (something) stronger or more certain : to cause (someone) to believe (something) more strongly Notice the last meaning. So this is just a high-ranking comment with nothing to add, splitting hairs about the title. What Hawking said is not easy to dismiss, but that doesn't stop people from trying now does it. edit: yep, it's already getting buried. Someone of the smarter people on the planet is talking about one of the more serious things in life, but let's talk about gadgets some more. |