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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

It’s better to understand something than to memorize something.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

Better Choice Remember Understand
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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

Earth Old Thinking Universe
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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Life Ocean Universe Water
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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Children Exploration Goal Head Ignition Information Yourself
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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Earth Inspirational Motivational Planet Power
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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Best Common Current Ground Practice
No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
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Curious Dumb Live People 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
I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

Dreams People Politics Thinking True Truth World
The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
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Believe Goodness Science True Yourself
What I’m saying is, when different experiments give you the same result, it is no longer subject to your opinion. That’s the good thing about science: It’s true whether or not you believe in it. That’s why it works.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

Believe Different Experiment Result True Work Yourself
Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

Close Pretend Reality
We spend the first year of a child’s life teaching it to walk and talk and the rest of its life to shut up and sit down. There’s something wrong there.
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Children Learning Life Talk Walk Wrong
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
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
The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
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Instagram Captions Obligation Sense Understand Universe Yourself

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