Stephen Hawking is wrong-- Revisited

There was something bothering me about Stephen Hawkings position on aliens.

Some memory that wasnt resurfacing properly.

As I was clicking though Netflix last night, I remembered.

Dear Stephen Hawking--

You dont need to worry about aliens invading our planet to escape their own polluted world. The Rock got Sara and Seth to Witch Mountain safely. See?

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