Leslee Unruh, predsjednica i utemeljiteljica National Abstinence Clearing House kazala je da studija pokazuje ono što apstinencijski edukatori znaju već godinama. Ti programi pomažu razvoju samokontrole i samopoštovanja, poučavajući mlade kako ne treba nasjesti igri ruskog ruleta s kondomom.

But William Unruh, of the University of British Columbia, whose paper exploring the limits of Dr. Hawking s radiation process was referenced on Mr. Wagner s Web site, said they had missed his point. Maybe physics really is so weird as to not have black holes evaporate, he said. But it would really, really have to be weird.