An Open Letter to Stephen Hawking by Raheem Kassam (UPDATED)

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The following is an excerpt from a must read open letter from Raheem Kassam to Professor Stephen Hawking in response to a report in the Guardian that Hawking is boycotting Israel.

Dear Professor Hawking,

I am writing to you today to express the deepest dismay that struck me when moments ago,I read that you were the latest casualty of group-think and misinformation.

Your decision to boycott Israel I’m sure is one that you believe to be correct, given the statement put out on your behalf, due to the “advice of [your] own academic contacts” in the region.

I must let you know that as someone whose upbringing was steeped in the dogma of groupthink and mysticism, it was in part your work that made me realise what more there was in life. What questions the universe raised, why we should be skeptical of over-simplified and lazy explanations, and importantly, to never stop asking these questions.

Your approach to rationality, as well as that of your contemporaries, has opened up new doors for millions of people. The way we think, the way we act, the way we go about our lives, have all been impacted by the work you have dedicated your life to.

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See new post on the ‘boycott’ here.

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