[jimsimmons]

Honest person would have rejected it and protected the prize's honour

[pretzellogician]

That's a joke, right? Turning down community recognition and a million dollars to make an unclear statement about which category the prize was awarded in?

[Kranar]

The argument had to do with honesty while your justification is that money and popularity are worth more than being honest.

Now perhaps Hinton does deserve the award, but certainly it should not be because of the reasons you cite: money and popularity.

[bgnn]

It's up to the committee to protect that honour