2006-10-07 20:10:50 · 13 answers · asked by ryan g 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
His disabilities are a direct result of him time traveling when he was still in the womb. he's that smart.
2006-10-08 18:04:57 · answer #1 · answered by Roscoe P Coletrain..yip yip 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Stephen Hawking Walking
2016-09-28 21:10:13 · answer #2 · answered by pharisien 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure that learning to walk has been intellectually taxing for you, however for most people it's not actually intelligence, but rather physiological development that enables them to learn to walk. Furthermore, Stephen Hawking DID learn to walk at a normal age. He did not become wheelchair bound until he was in his 20s.
As I'm sure you know, Stephen Hawking can't walk because he has ALS, not because he doesn't know how. ALS is characterized by progressive generation of the motor neurons, which results in loss of voluntary motor function, and muscular atrophy. Wait, sorry, I used a few polysyllabic words in there. Perhaps I should try again?
In healthy people, the brain tells the muscles what to do by way of long cells called neurons. This lets people move when and how they want to. In people with ALS, the neurons that connect the brain to the muscles die. Eventually, the brain can't talk to the muscles at all anymore. Since the muscles aren't being used, they start to waste away.
Now that we've got that out of the way, Stephen Hawking does know how to walk. However, he lacks the nerves that enable his brain to pass that information along to his muscles. Given that motor neurons do not contribute to intelligence, and that ALS effects only the motor neurons, it should be quite clear to anyone with a modicum of common sense that Stephen Hawking's disability is completely unrelated to his cognitive function.
Finally, have you ever been seen by a neurologist? I suspect there is a lesion in your brain that would provide scientists with valuable information as to the physiological basis of compassion.
2006-10-07 21:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps he never would have gained his vast knowledge if he hadn't been confined to a wheelchair. Or if he weren't physically handicapped, but still an amazing physicist, he might not be as famous anyhow because he's just another smart guy. So he might be glad to have been presented with the opportunity to become the most famous genius of our time through the fact that he is in a wheelchair.
2006-10-07 20:20:27 · answer #4 · answered by Mike 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, he's not incredibly smart. His IQ, depending on which source you consult, is probably about 167, the same as actress Jill St. John. Plenty of people (not you) are smarter, including actor James Woods, who is listed in the 180s, which would put him in the genius category. Dr. Hawking is incredibly smart about very specific things. And the walking bit? Not funny.
2006-10-07 20:14:57 · answer #5 · answered by Shari 1 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Because he didn't think about it until, you just mention it right now. You're amazing mate!
2006-10-07 20:15:47 · answer #6 · answered by auds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's mean, man. you are not kind at all. And it's not funny to talk about other people's handicap. That's not cool.
2006-10-07 20:20:42 · answer #7 · answered by FILO 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The same reason Albert Einstein couldn't figure out how to live forever.
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2006-10-07 20:13:16 · answer #8 · answered by Radiosonde 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
He lost the ability to walk at a comparitively young age due to motor neurone disease, which also makes him unable to speak unaided.
2006-10-08 05:03:59 · answer #9 · answered by Robert C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He knows how to walk but he has a neuralogical disease that keeps him from doing it.
2006-10-07 20:13:03 · answer #10 · answered by sshazzam 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋