[epistasis]

I think the idea that Google would be opposed to this idea is in direct conflict with Google's past public image.

That they are deciding that this is not the type of research that they wanted to fund is pretty clear step into the "evil" category of common corporate that they in the past have been admired for avoiding.

This isn't news to me but it's probably news for a lot of people.

[jhall1468]

Nonsense. Google, like any company or individual can choose to not fund any group that would be detrimental to them, or for any other reason. Suggesting it's evil not to fund a group that is targeting them is laughable.

[epistasis]

The whole point was that was not like any other company or individual.

[jhall1468]

Almost any company is going to do the same thing. I'm certainly not going to donate to a group that openly tells people I'm an asshole, regardless of the truth of it.