He knows nothing about the afterlife. Someone like him should just be quiet about the topic.

detheridge: please see my current argument with Victor about "opinions" in it's entirety on the other thread!

Please see my "Realm Of Light" forum in completion in which I plead the following case for Steven Hawking Vs. Victor Zammit:


I regard the color red as the best color in the world.

Used in the same context as Steven Hawking.

Steven Hawking presented one thing:

an oppinion.

The bottom line is that an oppinion does not have to be based on facts and even more ironic an oppinion does not have to be even remotely sensible.

Victor Zammit, I propose the following challenge to you:

I challenge that you post a legitimate poll on your web site, leaving the visitors to be the JURY. You may post the following in it's entirety, including my name as I am not ashamed in anyway:

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I, Mitchell Shelton am here to represent the defendant, Steven Hawking. Who, although has no further comments on his behalf, would like to allow me to state his side of the defence on his behalf.

I bring to the court the following which is an exact quote, as recorded of Steven Hawking as evidence:

QUOTE: "I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark." - END QUOTE

Victor Zammit has written multiple pages critisizing and belittling Steven Hawking for the above Quote, which, I intend to prove by the end of this hearing is completely taken out of context.

I would like to bring your attention to the careful wording that Steven Hawking has chosen to use in this quote, specifically, the one letter word "I." Whenever the word I is utilized in a sentence it creates ownership. In this case the ownership means that Steven Hawking is merely stating an oppinon.

If, in reality, the context was intended to be taken as a fact.... the Single letter "I" would have been unused in his statement.

In conclusion, I would like to compare the court to a simple statement starting identicle to Steven Hawkings:

"I regard the color green as an ugly color that will ruin that display."

When you consider your verdict, please ask yourselves:

"Does an oppinion have to be based on facts?"

My client, Steven Hawking, feels that no further comment is needed on his part for expressing his oppinion.

I rest my case.
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