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I object to religion in science classrooms not because it’s religion but because it’s not science.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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The greatest of people that have ever been in society, they were never versions of someone else. They were themselves.
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Why can’t we summon the ingenuity and courage of the generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What’s our excuse?
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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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I wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they have concluded that there is no sign of intelligent life on Earth.
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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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The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
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So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were ‘reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.’
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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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Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.
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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
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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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