Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONPractically every food you buy in a store for consumption by humans is genetically modified food. There are no wild, seedless watermelons. There’s no wild cows.
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As they are currently practiced, there is no common ground between science and religion… Although just as in hostage negotiations, it’s probably best to keep both sides talking to each other.
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God displayed a sense of humor when he configured the region between our legs an entertainment complex built around a sewage system.
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If each dead person became a ghost, there’d be more than 100 billion of them haunting us all. Creepy, but cool.
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If you’re really successful at bullshitting, it means you’re not hanging around enough people smarter than you.
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It’s better to understand something than to memorize something.
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If we have the power to turn another planet into Earth, then we have the power to turn Earth back into Earth.
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Science is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.
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Science is a philosophy of discovery. Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance. You cannot build a program of discovery on the assumption that nobody is smart enough to figure out the answer to a problem.
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Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.
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When a coincidence seems amazing, that’s because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.
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To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.
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Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled.
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If factual information upsets you, then you are creating a world that is not embracing objective truths, and that’s not how you advance a democracy.
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We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.
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You don’t want to raise a kid in a culture where the kid who asks the most questions is annoying. You want a culture where the kid who asks the most questions gets awards and gets another piece of cake.
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