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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONIf 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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONFacts are true whether or not you believe them.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONAs areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONWhen students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONOur nation is turning into an idiocracy.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONGod displayed a sense of humor when he configured the region between our legs an entertainment complex built around a sewage system.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThe Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONI love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONIntelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONI wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they have concluded that there is no sign of intelligent life on Earth.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONWe are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONAs 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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONI dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThe universe is almost 14 billion years old, and, wow! Life had no problem starting here on Earth! I think it would be inexcusably egocentric of us to suggest that we’re alone in the universe.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONWhat are the lessons to be learned from this journey of the mind through the universe? That humans are emotionally fragile, perennially gullible, hopelessly ignorant masters of an insignificantly small speck in the cosmos. Have a nice day.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONScience 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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON