After 50 years of television, there’s no other conclusion the aliens could draw, but that most humans are neurotic, death-hungry, dysfunctional idiots.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONI object to religion in science classrooms not because it’s religion but because it’s not science.
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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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Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.
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Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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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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Aliens might be surprised to learn that in a cosmos with limitless starlight, humans kill for energy sources buried in the sand.
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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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There is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance.
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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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Why can’t we summon the ingenuity and courage of the generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What’s our excuse?
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Knowledge of the natural world and how it works should be counted as fundamental to informed governance. You can’t have a functioning democracy, if the electorate is under-informed or, worse, mis-informed.
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When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.
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Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.
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The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
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I think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.
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We live in a world where not everyone has the urge to help others. It is OK to encourage others to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, but if you do, just remember that some people have no boots.
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