Well, I doubt they think he is a god, although he is smart. I believe they just think he's famous because of his "accomplishments" or whatever you want to call them. The fact he was able to avoid the law for awhile and hack into anything "at will" I guess helped make him famous. And in this day in age, if your famous, all you gotta do is buy coffee and choke on it and BAM!.. Your in the news. I, however, am buying his new book and I think he is a pretty smart guy, IMHO.