There’s a saying in the scientific community, that every great truth goes through three phases. First, people deny it. Second, they say that it conflicts with the Bible. Third, they say that they’ve known it all along.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThere 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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I object to religion in science classrooms not because it’s religion but because it’s not science.
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Perhaps we’ve never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon earth and decided there’s no sign of intelligent life.
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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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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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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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Facts are true whether or not you believe them.
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Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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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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One thing in life is for certain, the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
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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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I think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.
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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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Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.
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Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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