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As areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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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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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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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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The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
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Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean.
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Aliens might be surprised to learn that in a cosmos with limitless starlight, humans kill for energy sources buried in the sand.
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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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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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I object to religion in science classrooms not because it’s religion but because it’s not science.
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Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.
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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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Everyone should have their mind blown once a day.
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Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.
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It’s better to understand something than to memorize something.
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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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Our nation is turning into an idiocracy.
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