[AnotherUnixGeek]

Physicists like Professor Stephen Hawking who claim God has no place in the creation of the Universe are behaving like the Taliban in trying to shut down freedom of discussion

Right, Hawking is whirring around in his wheelchair cutting off heads, throwing acid in faces, destroying religious artifacts and murdering those who disagree with him, just like the Taliban. What nonsense - apparently wretched excess like this is a lot more fun than just saying "I think Stephen Hawking is wrong and here's why".

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Right, Hawking is whirring around in his wheelchair cutting off heads, throwing acid in faces, destroying religious artifacts and murdering those who disagree with him, just like the Taliban. What nonsense - apparently wretched excess like this is a lot more fun than just saying "I think Stephen Hawking is wrong and here's why".

She has a point. The science press gives Hawking more voice than he deserves. He knows it and uses loaded terms and ideas. His views go unchecked straight to the people. She takes license to liken such pronouncements as Taliban like. I'm ok with that.

[SaraJohnson]

He is billigerent. And he deserves the same back at him. Atheists are full of their nasty selves these days and are running around debasing religious people with pure disrespect and hatred. They think they are superior and that is why the come across as big fat racists/fascists. No humility and no social intellegence in that kind of intolerant and disrespectful behavior.

We can build Victory Mosques in NY and burn Korans and we can run around shouting down Christians and hating Joooos and Isarel because we are free to do these things. But that is rude and inconsiderate behavior. All of that is the same mentality and it breeds more of the same.

Atheists need some of their own medicine about now. They are way out of control in the hate and mistaken superiority department.

[TalBlack]

I don't mean to address her accuracy regarding S Hawking since I know little of the man. There is something people must understand about the Taliban or Nazis et al: That they are what they are BEFORE they ever do any overtly or outwardly evil or actionable thing. Evil is the simple condition of personally assuming ultimate moral authority.