Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONWhat I’m saying is, when different experiments give you the same result, it is no longer subject to your opinion. That’s the good thing about science: It’s true whether or not you believe in it. That’s why it works.
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I don’t want people to say, ‘Something is true because Tyson says it is true.’ That’s not critical thinking.
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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
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Science literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow’s problems flow.
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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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In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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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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I 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.
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I object to religion in science classrooms not because it’s religion but because it’s not science.
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Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.
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If your belief system is not founded in an objective reality, you should not be making decisions that affect other people.
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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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The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
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I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.
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Imagination alone is not enough, because the reality of nature is far more wondrous than anything we can imagine.
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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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