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Knowledge 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 Tyson

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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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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The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
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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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I don’t want people to say, ‘Something is true because Tyson says it is true.’ That’s not critical thinking.
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Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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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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When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.
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Everyone should have their mind blown once a day.
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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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Facts are true whether or not you believe them.
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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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You can’t have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That’s a recipe for disaster. And I don’t mean just whether a politician is scientifically literate, but people who vote politicians into office.
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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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Imagination alone is not enough, because the reality of nature is far more wondrous than anything we can imagine.
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There is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance.
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Knowledge 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.

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Knowledge 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.

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