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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.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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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Body Literature Stardom Universe
Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.
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Design Ignorance Intelligence Philosophy
The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
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Believe Goodness Science True Yourself
What are the lessons to be learned from this journey of the mind through the universe? That humans are emotionally fragile, perennially gullible, hopelessly ignorant masters of an insignificantly small speck in the cosmos. Have a nice day.
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Cosmos Emotion Fragile Human Ignorance Journey Lesson Universe
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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Fundamental Information Knowledge Natural World
Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.
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Congratulation Curiosity People Success Time
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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Capacity Law Nature People Seek Thinking Victim Yourself
No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
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Curious Dumb Live People Yourself
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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Desperate Opinion True Truth Yourself
When students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
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Cheating Exam Learning Student Value
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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Build Discover Philosophy Problem Program Science Smart
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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Build Display Entertainment God Humor Ourselves System
As areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.
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Area Ignorance Knowledge
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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Earth Inspirational Motivational Planet Power
Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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Beyond Empowerment Thinking
Science literacy is a vaccine against the charlatans of the world that would exploit your ignorance.
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Ignorance Literature Science World Yourself

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