The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONScience is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.
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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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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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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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Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.
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As areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.
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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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I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.
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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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I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
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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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Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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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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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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Somehow 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.
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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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