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 TYSONIf 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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The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
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Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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Curiously, light-loving green plants reject the Sun’s green light, reflecting it back at you, which is why they look green.
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The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
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It’s better to understand something than to memorize something.
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As areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.
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In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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When a coincidence seems amazing, that’s because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.
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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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You 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.
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Everyone should have their mind blown once a day.
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Practically every food you buy in a store for consumption by humans is genetically modified food. There are no wild, seedless watermelons. There’s no wild cows.
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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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The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
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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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