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 TYSONSomehow it’s O.K. for people to chuckle about not being good at math. Yet if I said, ‘I never learned to read,’ they’d say I was an illiterate dolt.
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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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When we try to look farther into the universe we come to what appears to be the end of space but actually it’s the beginning of time.
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The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
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When students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
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I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.
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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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Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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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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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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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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The day that you stop looking – because you’re content God did it – I don’t need you in the lab. You’re useless on the frontier of understanding the nature of the world.
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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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If we have the power to turn another planet into Earth, then we have the power to turn Earth back into Earth.
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My goal is not to shove information into your head. It’s to find ways to reignite the curiosity that we all had as children for the natural world. You don’t have to tell a child to explore the backyard.
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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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