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This comes across as self-aware admiration with a polite safety net. Brian May is pointing to Einstein’s authority on black holes while also stepping back from claiming equal expertise, so the line reads as both respect and humility. It lands when someone wants to sound informed without pretending to know more than they do, especially in a technical conversation.
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