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Our nation is turning into an idiocracy.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
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So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were ‘reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.’
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I wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they have concluded that there is no sign of intelligent life on Earth.
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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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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
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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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Science literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow’s problems flow.
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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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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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Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.
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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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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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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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In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled.
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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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