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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONPretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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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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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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One thing in life is for certain, the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
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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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No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
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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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Facts are true whether or not you believe them.
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The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
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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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I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.
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The greatest of people that have ever been in society, they were never versions of someone else. They were themselves.
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Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.
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Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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When a coincidence seems amazing, that’s because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.
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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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