When a coincidence seems amazing, that’s because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONWhen a coincidence seems amazing, that’s because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONI 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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONSomehow it’s O.K. for people to chuckle about not being good at math. Yet if I said, ‘I never learned to read,’ they’d say I was an illiterate dolt.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThe 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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONMath is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThe theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONKnowledge of the natural world and how it works should be counted as fundamental to informed governance. You can’t have a functioning democracy, if the electorate is under-informed or, worse, mis-informed.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONIf your belief system is not founded in an objective reality, you should not be making decisions that affect other people.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONFor 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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONI think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONMy 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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONWhat 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 TYSONYou don’t want to raise a kid in a culture where the kid who asks the most questions is annoying. You want a culture where the kid who asks the most questions gets awards and gets another piece of cake.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONIf factual information upsets you, then you are creating a world that is not embracing objective truths, and that’s not how you advance a democracy.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThe 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 TYSONWe 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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