I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONGod is an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance that’s getting smaller and smaller and smaller as time moves on.
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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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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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If you’re really successful at bullshitting, it means you’re not hanging around enough people smarter than you.
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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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I think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.
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Imagine a world in which we are all enlightened by objective truths rather than offended by them.
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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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Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled.
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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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In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
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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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Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.
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