When students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONNo one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
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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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There’s a saying in the scientific community, that every great truth goes through three phases. First, people deny it. Second, they say that it conflicts with the Bible. Third, they say that they’ve known it all along.
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Facts are true whether or not you believe them.
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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 good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
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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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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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To learn more about science, turn off your electronic device and go outside and look around a bit. Nature is calling you. Go on. The internet will still be here.
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In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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Our nation is turning into an idiocracy.
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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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If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it’s not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.
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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.
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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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