Our nation is turning into an idiocracy.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONScience 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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When students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
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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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I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
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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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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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If 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.
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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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No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
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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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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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Facts are true whether or not you believe them.
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If you’re really successful at bullshitting, it means you’re not hanging around enough people smarter than you.
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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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When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.
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The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
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