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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONSo 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.’
More Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes
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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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Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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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.
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Science is a philosophy of discovery. Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance. You cannot build a program of discovery on the assumption that nobody is smart enough to figure out the answer to a problem.
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It’s better to understand something than to memorize something.
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Our nation is turning into an idiocracy.
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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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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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Imagination alone is not enough, because the reality of nature is far more wondrous than anything we can imagine.
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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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When a coincidence seems amazing, that’s because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.
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We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.
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Perhaps we’ve never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon earth and decided there’s no sign of intelligent life.
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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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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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