Joseph,
“Hawking was much worse than Aristotle”
Hawking did NOT write books claiming kefira. Kefira statements were just made in interviews — as his personal belief ,as per Science. Aristotle’s philosophy had much more of an impact that he will ever have, and so did Einstein’s Agnostic beliefs, have much more of an impact at the time.
All claimed Atheists are/were Atheists (which is most of EU) regardless of his beliefs. Thus I don’t see “evilness” in the picture.
It is simple – he was a brilliant scientists and knew little in regard to philosophy etc, and should have kept it like that. Same with A Einstein.