More Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson
The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
We should not be ashamed of not having answers to all questions yet... I'm perfectly happy staring somebody in the face saying, 'I don't know yet, and we've got top people working on it.' The moment you feel compelled to provide an answer, then you're doing the same thing that the religious community does: providing answers to every possible question.
No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don't ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what's really there.
The problem in society is not kids not knowing science. The problem is adults not knowing science. They outnumber kids 5 to 1, they wield power, they write legislation. When you have scientifically illiterate adults, you have undermined the very fabric of what makes a nation wealthy and strong.
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?
God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance.
The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.
I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.
