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Neil deGrasse Tyson

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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Criticism People Thinking Truth
The universe is almost 14 billion years old, and, wow! Life had no problem starting here on Earth! I think it would be inexcusably egocentric of us to suggest that we’re alone in the universe.
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Earth Old Thinking Universe
After 50 years of television, there’s no other conclusion the aliens could draw, but that most humans are neurotic, death-hungry, dysfunctional idiots.
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Alien Death Human Hungry Idiot
In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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Change Curiosity End People World
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
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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Ignorance Problem Shame Thinking Unknown
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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Affect Belief Decision People Reality System Yourself
The greatest of people that have ever been in society, they were never versions of someone else. They were themselves.
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Be Yourself Greatness Inspirational Motivational People Society Version
It’s better to understand something than to memorize something.
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Better Choice Remember Understand
Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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Close Pretend Reality
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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Children Exploration Goal Head Ignition Information Yourself
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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Life Ocean Universe Water
Facts are true whether or not you believe them.
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Believe Fact True Yourself
Our nation is turning into an idiocracy.
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Idiot Nation One Liner Politics Stupidity Transformation
Science is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.
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Fools Science Way 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

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