He Became A Celebrity For Putting Science Before God. Now Lawrence Krauss Faces Allegations [tr]

BuzzFeed ^ | February 22, 2018 | Peter Aldhous, Azeen Ghorayshi, and Virginia Hughes

[C19fan]

When Melody Hensley first met Lawrence Krauss, she was a 29-year-old makeup artist at a department store, and he was one of her intellectual idols. She ran an atheist website in her spare time and had just started volunteering for the Center for Inquiry (CFI), a nonprofit group committed to promoting science and reason above faith. She was hoping to build a career in the burgeoning “skeptics” movement, and Krauss was one of its brightest luminaries.

At a CFI event in November 2006, Krauss asked Hensley for her card, and later, as she was leaving, asked her if she was “of age.” She brushed off the odd question, excited to meet a star skeptic. When he later emailed to invite her to dinner, she accepted.

[Bratch]

[rlmorel]

I believe you have a good handle on the gist of what I was saying. It is common sense.

But people lap up what they see in movies and television, and I just think that mind set is dangerous.

[OrangeHoof]

Well, yes, women today are never responsible for their decisions (or lack of them). They are just *victims*. The only area where society holds women accountable is with raising children.

[Paladin2]

[Getready]

Smart guy who doesnt know everything. Certainly doesnt understand himself regardless of whether allegations are true...embellished...downplayed or dont exist.

[Trillian]

That’s hard to believe since feminists are the ones usually doing the harassing. And to compare that to PTSD suffered by war veterans? She’s obviously insane.