Carl Sagan said he found no compelling evidence for God

Rather an odd statement from such an ego, given that Sagan saw God each time he looked in a mirror. Much like Stephen Hawking. Except, of course, someone had to hold the mirror for Hawking.

Re Stephen Hawking

For a time, commenters will praise the famed atheist and presumed smartest man in the world. Or, perhaps the “smartest person in the world,” since we don’t want to dis another sex.

After all the plaudits, though, will come articles from physicists who have hidden opposing theories lest they be hounded for disagreeing with the smartest man/person in the world.

That’s the way things work. If you go against an Anointed One, you will receive condemnation from those who know where their money comes from.