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I would not presume to know how Richard would feel about anything: I have never met the man.
But a gentleman of his intellect is unlikely to beget an idiot child, so I suspect such a comment has never been called for.
If someone said one of my children was an idiot, I would, if the statement was incorrect, disagree, robustly if necessary. But if the comment were factual I would simply agree. Us scientists never deny reality, however unsettling. cf. atheism.
I’m enjoying this exchange :)
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