Talk:Stephen Hawking

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Review: September 20, 2006.

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Evolution

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STEPHEN HAWKINGS ESTIMATED IQ!!!!!!!!!!

It has become apparent as of late that Stephen Hawking has recanted in his acceptance of the Theory of Evolution. He has come out in disapproval of the theory and now states there is absolutely no evidence to support such a theory. Additionally, he asserts that scientists have "naively" accepted this theory and have not done so on the basis of the objective evidence supporting it, as there is absolutely none. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO2l7ziEIuk

I'm sorry, but we only used reliable sources as references here on Wikipedia, not easily forged Youtube videos. And special attention is given to statements about living people. Please make sure you have a reliable source (e.g. mainstream newspapers, academic journals, Hawking's website, etc.) for any further claims. Danski14^(talk) 00:15, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it just me, or does the video look like a really bad fake made with the text-to-speech functionality built into Windows? He doesn't normally speak that fast, and he pauses between forming statements. — George^[talk] 01:57, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, this page is not fully protected; I'm disabling the editprotected tag. — Carl (CBM · talk) 04:03, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The author claim's he/she doesn't use Windows so perhaps it's the Mac variant Nil Einne 16:34, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

People who post such obvious forgeries are hardly trustworthy with statements regarding their OS. However, yes, you can easily fake this kind of thing with any OS, including Mac OS X and Windows. The bottom line, however, is that the audio is an obvious fake. — George^[talk] 21:17, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh please, he is one of the Project Steve signatories. I really wonder how creationists can claim the moral high ground with all this deception. Degenerates, the lot of them. --78.16.53.60 22:39, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unclear Statement

"He lost balance and fell down a flight of stairs, hitting his head".Was that the cause of his illness?

Illness

With all due respect to Professor Hawking and his massive achievements, I find it kind of odd that the thing you notice most if you see him, his illness, isn't mentioned at all in the introduction, I really think it needs to be mentioned there. 84.108.245.222 16:06, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A simple, brief note for those that might come to glance at the introduction without knowing much of him? Maybe a biographical caption for the photo? I agree, I think. --Kenneth M Burke 18:17, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP:BLP

I've removed the "Comments on the future of earth and humanity" the entire section makes him sound loopy, which is contrary to both the spirit and the letter of the WP:BLP--—(Kepin)^{RING THE LIBERTY BELL} 17:44, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

They are his own words, appropriately sourced. I judge WP:BLP differently, that much is apparent, but I don't hold the particular passages as being particularly contentuous. People being made to sound "loopy", as you put it, is only questionable if it's done by unsourced claims or by other people's words. --Agamemnon2 18:00, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]