Bingley, I'm not sure whether How is it possible that a black hole appears to emit particles when we know that nothing can escape from within its event horizon? was part of your quote or your own comment.

However, if it was Hawking, I'd say that he's being contentious. He's stated a paradox and he's challenging other theorists to come up with an answer to it which may work. Clearly, if a black hole emits particles of any type then the second part of the statement is patently false. Things can escape above the event horizon. [Hmmm... -e]


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