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Wonder about the type of conversations I end up in when on campus and what the materials I read to help prepare for possible topics (and I must confess some curiosity of my own), take some time to dwell upon The Guy in the Wheelchair: God & Stephen Hawking.  The article is well worth the read, anyone going to send me one of Karl W. Giberson's books as a Christmas gift?  Below is the conclusion:

Hawking's iconic wheelchair has been crisscrossing the world's stage for some time now. And his stature as an ambassador for science has grown steadily, even as his physical frame has withered. He is, to be sure, a hero. But we must avoid the temptation to gloss his philosophical ideas with the mythological heroism of his personal life. He is, when all is said and done, a great scientist who knows nothing about theology, but loves to talk about God.