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Stephen Hawking's Voice Beamed Into Space as His Ashes Are Interred (cnet.com)
The ashes of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking were interred at Westminster Abbey in London on Friday in a memorial ceremony attended by a mixture of celebrities and members of the public. From a report: Astronaut Tim Peake and British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and both gave readings, and Astronomer Royal Martin Rees paid tribute to the Hawking's work. Following the service, Hawking's words, set to an original score by composer Vangelis, will be beamed into space by the European Space Agency.
Hawking died in March aged 76 after a lifetime of studying the science of space and time. His final resting place is situated between the remains of two other great scientists: Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton. It is a rare honor to be interred at the Abbey, and one that has not been afforded to a scientist for almost 80 years. Before Hawking, the last scientists laid to rest at Westminster were atomic physicists Ernest Rutherford in 1937 and Joseph John Thomson in 1940.
Hawking died in March aged 76 after a lifetime of studying the science of space and time. His final resting place is situated between the remains of two other great scientists: Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton. It is a rare honor to be interred at the Abbey, and one that has not been afforded to a scientist for almost 80 years. Before Hawking, the last scientists laid to rest at Westminster were atomic physicists Ernest Rutherford in 1937 and Joseph John Thomson in 1940.
Thank you for showing the evils of religion. Because this man, or any person, didn't believe in a magical guy in the sky, even though he did nothing wrong his entire life and in fact suffered most of his life because the magical guy in the sky "has a plan", he'll be in torment for eternity.
If that's the "loving" god you worship, I'll pass.
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
If that's the "loving" god you worship, I'll pass.
Amen. (Sorry, couldn't help myself.) I couldn't agree more. I mean, I guess if you need a book, weekly meetings, and daily meditation to help you navigate shit that's going on in your life, have at it. But if I have to listen to one more politician beg for our "hopes and prayers" for the victims of this weeks mass shooting or natural disaster I'm going to puke. I mean, I can't help but snicker at the irony of asking an invisible man to help those he just smote.