Science is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONFor me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
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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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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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In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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We 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.
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Imagine a world in which we are all enlightened by objective truths rather than offended by them.
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Our nation is turning into an idiocracy.
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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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No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
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Part of knowing how to think is knowing how the laws of nature shape the world around us. Without that knowledge, without that capacity to think, you can easily become a victim of people who seek to take advantage of you.
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The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
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As areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.
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Curiously, light-loving green plants reject the Sun’s green light, reflecting it back at you, which is why they look green.
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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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If you’re really successful at bullshitting, it means you’re not hanging around enough people smarter than you.
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