/liberty/ - Liberty

Yes. This sad sack of shit right here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking#Politics

>wah wah, capitalism is bad and mean, but socialism is good because the government bought my wheelchair

You'd imagine having the IQ to figure out how black holes work would mean knowing how the market works, but I'm guessing even a turbo-autist like him wouldn't badmouth his providers.

Also:

>By December 1977, Jane had met organist Jonathan Hellyer Jones when singing in a church choir. Hellyer Jones became close to the Hawking family, and by the mid-1980s, he and Jane had developed romantic feelings for each other. According to Jane, her husband was accepting of the situation, stating "he would not object so long as I continued to love him".

>>96816

You'd have an easier time making a list of "rational thinkers" that didn't resort to irrational arguments for anything outside of their comfort zone. Few self-styled rationalists live up to that description.

>>96816

>Being born with good genes means im obligated to help those less fortunate

That is the part where he lost me, people dealt bad cards should not be propped up by those dealt good cards. That is their own responsibility not others, in a society where even passive eugenics was accepted this wouldn't be an issue.

But no we gotta save literally every human being with a pulse via government mandated charity.