While there 'may' lie a few opportunities for improvement, as time & understanding grows, not only about ourselves and the universe; it still remains one of the most solid theories known to be in existance.
While writing this out I had '47' pop into mind. Perhaps a reference to 7 being higher help or DOT7's implied in another thread, the four I think references more a solid foundation to build upon. But while this makes no sense to some now, read-on and follow it through to the end of the Spoiler, as we'll likely end very closely to where it began.
Stephan Hawkings was hugely fasinated by Black Hole's, some call him a specialist or a scientist, who studied Physics at the University of Oxford; later became a Professor among not only the term survivor who drastically out lived his diagnosis. Like many things in science there's often several related or closely linked principles, and each builds upon others so without exploring several, you can miss out on several others. Stephen was also strongly influenced by Einstein for much of his work at the University
To prove that just watch his acting debut
HERE, as it shows two men who were a huge inspiration to how he viewed the world, and also gave him the will to continue, when after attending University he was diagnosed with a
condition at the age of 21, as identified by a AU ABC news organization.
So he was a HUGE Star Trek fan as well like myself! I particularly like the TNG episode clip at 1:27 (denote # above), but I won't provide spoilers so you'll have to watch the clip. Though I liked the implied statement that Einsteen couldn't do simple math, because likely nothing was further from the truth. In fact the show twists a claim mistakenly made about both men albeit in their younger years, though perhaps more famously about Einstein. While Stephen Studied Physics at Oxford, he also had a 'solid' foundation in mathematic's, and was a former Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, at the University of Cambridge where he lived.
Yet
Cambridge partially identified it in the claim here, "Despite the fact that he was always ranked at the lower end of his class by teachers, his school friends nicknamed him ‘Einstein’ and seemed to have encouraged his interest in science. In his own words, “physics and astronomy offered the hope of understanding where we came from and why we are here. I wanted to fathom the depths of the Universe.” After graduating Oxford with a first class honors degree, as his love of science matured, so did his love of math, as he did his PhD at Cambridge in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.
Einstein was also
mistaken in this false mischaracterization : the act or an instance of characterizing someone or something wrongly. As Einstein was also far better at Math than he was at Physics, and both shared a passion for
Math to which this article concludes, "Hawking had just recorded a cameo for a new radio version of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, so as that other late, great visionary once wrote (sort of): So long, Professor Hawking, and thanks for all the fish." It then references a NY Times article for those wanting to read
more.
I also liked the 1:07 portion where Data states, "Where I play Poker with my Shipmates" or just like how we engage in the forums the idea res·o·nates. So listen to what follows, as it's wise advise coming from an Artificial Intelligence, though Data is often kind, respectful, as he takes his queue's from Picard; and yet still feels inadequate, as he's always trying to become more 'Hu'man. Some believe Human's were created in the image of our creator; yet regardless what you believe we need more <3 and less hate.
NOTE: The
Wiki explantion of Hu or HU 'more specifically' referenced in Mythology.
▪ Hu (mythology)
▪ Hu (Sufism)
▪ HU - a mantra popularized by the religion Eckankar as a name for and love song to God.
Only meant to imply, let your inner light shine, and be open to possibilities--whatever they may be.
Perspective / Perhaps? Yet 4'7's got his back in Poker, just paired with a J♦ in as well.
So read what you want into things, but hopefully reflect on it, perhaps even do a bit of research on Stephen, and or his two 'inspirations' shown above. You never know where you might be inspired to 'open' your mind to new possibilities.
Always assume the 'best' or 'good' intentions in others; though it's sometimes hard for everyone, especially when we are having a bad day, or particularly bad week.
This article is also quite fasinating and a worthy read
HERE in which it had identifies another 4 minute read for people. Yet it's all relative, to your reading spead, comprehension, familarization, or depends on the familarity of the subject matter. The particular point or paragraph I wanted to draw attention to is here:
"In this conception, all information about anything that ventures past a black hole's event horizon is destroyed. On the other hand, quantum physics, the best description so far of how the universe behaves on a subatomic level, suggests that information cannot ever be destroyed, leading to a fundamental conflict in theory."
That was an 'idea'
Stephen was trying to challenge.
As Black Holes also have several un·or·tho·dox qualities we still don't fully understand, and he implies that in the above article. So I can only suggest is it possible at the outer plane just inside the Event Horizon, that as Hawkings suggests may not exist, or is perhaps different than we first thought. So like him I also don't believe it's inescapable, depends on how one or things are transformed, as he eludes to in the National Geographic Article perhaps? Also I don't know how many think to ask, does all information that enters a Black Hole, get perhaps written on it's outer most plane, just inside the 'thought' Event Horizon. For example as a Translucent 2D (flat - like a protection membrane) plane, so when light crosses it projects a hologram perhaps?
Hologram's start in flat 2D world but often project into the 3D like we see in Star Trek, that represents this 3D / three dimensional storage/persception? In fact the same could be true for our Galaxy, as it's also thought to be 2D construct. This is an idea I've long held as a view, responsible for how imformation is transformed by a Black Holes, yet it's likely some information also escapes.
NOTE: This idea spawned from Black Holes in Quantum Physics--see the next paragraph. But that also doesn't explore what happens if they explode, but that's another ball of wax & one Hawkings was exploring...
Many Scientists in fact believe our Universe is actually 2D, only persceived in 3D as it would resolve discrepancies, between General Theory of Relativity and others in Quantum Physics. Realize this
idea of holographic principle came from Black Holes as denoted in the Wiki, which also has ties to String Theory. I love
Brian Greene who is also a String Theorist who shares a similar First Initial & Surname to my cousin, who had lived in the same building as
Sarah McLaughlin for many years.
But I've already gone to DEEP for most, so I won't dive into each and every facit raised, by the various Scientists in the NG article. We'll only left to discover this together, with time, examination, and patience -- and the highly educated scientists working with many a 'few' Highly Creative Minds identified in some organizations (above - early post) but countless as well with patience, compassion, and kindness for one another.