Stephen Hawking Calls Trump A 'Demagogue' Who Appeals 'To The Lowest Common Denominator'
https://science.slashdot.org/story/16/05/30/214213/stephen-hawking-calls-trump-a-demagogue-who-appeals-to-the-lowest-common-denominator?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Slashdot/slashdot+(Slashdot)
Another great example that a high IQ doesn't stand for high common sense.
So he's only brilliant until he disagrees with you.
Except that Hawking is known for his brilliant mind; for being one of the most intelligent men in history, rather than being someone who gets paid to emote or jump.Like with Hollywood celebrities or athletes, success or acumen in one field does not automatically make one an expert in others.
Except that Hawking is known for his brilliant mind; for being one of the most intelligent men in history, rather than being someone who gets paid to emote or jump.
Perhaps one aspect of brilliance is to be able to distinguish between fact and hype/bullshit. I'm guessing that one of the most brilliant minds in recorded history might be able to apply some of that intellectual horsepower beyond theoretical physics and cosmology. I'm thinking that maybe world-class intellect isn't quite as pigeonholed as you would like to believe.He is known for his brilliance in physics, not politics, economics or international relations. If I had to have someone negotiate a deal for me and the choices were him amd Trump, I'm picking Trump. Every time.
P.S. Are you, Scataphagos and Ditch known for your brilliance in politics, economics and international relations? No? Funny, then, how your towering intellects were able to bridge that divide and develop such learned insights in those areas, eh?He is known for his brilliance in physics, not politics, economics or international relations. If I had to have someone negotiate a deal for me and the choices were him amd Trump, I'm picking Trump. Every time.