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What 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 Tyson

After 50 years of television, there’s no other conclusion the aliens could draw, but that most humans are neurotic, death-hungry, dysfunctional idiots.
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Alien Death Human Hungry Idiot
The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.
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Body Literature Stardom Universe
The 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.
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Earth Old Thinking Universe
The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
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Evolution Gravity Science Theory
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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Courage Generation Ourselves
For 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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Drive Philosophy Suffering Surprise World Yourself
There’s a saying in the scientific community, that every great truth goes through three phases. First, people deny it. Second, they say that it conflicts with the Bible. Third, they say that they’ve known it all along.
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Community Greatness People Science Truth
Perhaps we’ve never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon earth and decided there’s no sign of intelligent life.
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Earth Fantasy Intelligence Life Rejection Visit
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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Annoy Change Children Culture Food Pieces Question Reward Rise Yourself
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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Cure Humanity Ignorance Reason Start Virus
You can’t have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That’s a recipe for disaster. And I don’t mean just whether a politician is scientifically literate, but people who vote politicians into office.
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Decision Disaster Future Literature Office People Politics Recipe Vote
Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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Close Pretend Reality
As areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.
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Area Ignorance Knowledge
If you need to invoke your academic pedigree or job title for people to believe what you say, then you need a better argument.
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Academic Argument Better Job Need People
In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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Change Curiosity End People World
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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Encouragement Live Need People World

What 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.

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What 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.

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