He's right that you're disenfranchising yourself by lacking scientific literacy. A friend of mine is writing a novel that takes place on another planet and ran it by me for some criticism. I pointed out some major physics flaws and now he's rewriting it because, while he's no scientist, he acknowledges that establishing scientific plausibility is a necessary step in relating earnestly to his potential audience. You don't need to be a "scientist" to understand science or to care about it.
@Mikeybetts Honestly having a low IQ just doesn't give you the right to criticize anyone. Stating that you scored low on the test shows that you have low self confidence and without any confidence then how am I supposed to be sure of anything that you say?
@gtas321 He was just trying to say that despite not being as brilliant as some of the brightest scientific minds on the planet, one can still appreciate the beauty of it all...it was a way to be Humble...
and anyone has the right to criticise Creationists....they are ignorants...
@Varoonmg You mean "they are ignorant". And no, not anyone can criticize a Creationist. If you were philosophically literate then you would understand that some creationist ideas make a lot of sense and aren't too far off. I am deist myself and even I know that some creationist ideas aren't as stupid as presumed.
I love how Neil is so incredibly passionate about science. I've always LOVED science, but whenever I listen to him speak, he never fails to inspire me. I love my father and wouldn't have him any other way, but those kids of his are damn lucky :)
@tommyseventysix It's an open question if Neil was given absolute power that it would go to his head, causing him to screw up big time. But given the "exit strategy" that the GOP is attempting now, i'm willing to give him a shot at it. The bar is extraordinarily low at the moment.
I think it is awesome the way NDT is raising his own children. I can understand the concept of being 'scientifically literate' and I hope I am doing a good job at raising my three kids to understand the world around them. I will be forever thankful for people such as NDT who make science and the cosmos so much fun, for both kids & adults alike, to learn.
learn the history of medicine throught time right from egyptian medicine and you will see that everywhere through out time up until today religion and has regressed the progress of medicine biology and anatomy. furthermore next time you hear a creationist say the world is so complex and beautiful turn around and say- you wouldn't think that if you lived under the hostile and extreme environmental condidtions in america just a century and 2 decades ago.
@redryan20000 A love of knowledge about the natural world? Yes, but philosophy implies that it could be based on opinion. A better term would be explaining the natural world with the scientific method.
@CLASHofTHElonders But when a evangelist rips them all off selling magic water or magic beans. You have large groups on angry people looking for educated people for solutions. You can't reason with them so they get very angry...They vote in jesus as the only one to save them and ban any technology since it evil. Now what? When bagdad was the epicenter of education (open to even non believers)around 700-900 religious leaders banned math as evil. It did not turn out well.So NO to ur question
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@YodaLN Actualy he is right. No matter how hard i try i cannot convince my uncle that there IS no talking dog from space living in his shed while he is having an "episode." We just see the world through different lenses.
The world does indeed look different to me. I see the world through biblical lenses & others see the world through evolutionary lenses. We both see the same evidence we just interpret it differently. This is a primary reason why creationist & evolutionist can argue until their faces turn red. And get absolutely nowhere.
The most striking difference between creationists and scientists is that scientific knowledge, practice, theory, and conclusions are based on FACTS whereas creationist knowledge, practice, theory, and conclusions are based on . . . well, nothing at all besides one book written over 3,000 years ago by men with little more than a 2nd grade educational level. Observable, repeatable science beats fairy tales every time.
The statement "seeing the world through an evolutionary lens" makes about as much sense as claiming that there may be an alternative explanation as to why we fall down, but scientists are just "looking at the world through a gravitational lens". Ridiculous! The whole point of science is that you're investigating the world by testing it and just letting the evidence speak for itself. The answers are what they are - often, in spite of, rather than because of, our prior beliefs!
@N0tsaved In another video, Dr Tyson tells the story of meeting Carl Segan when he was a young boy and how Carl Segan inspired the then young Tyson. He goes on to say that he wished to influence the next generation of minds in the same way Carl Segan influence him. I applaud both men!!
@N0tsaved This is true. There is a really good 15 min interview from pod delusion where Neil speaks of his ideas for the show. Sagan influenced a person with his show 31 years ago and through a chain of events in that person's life (including making Family Guy) he used his power to produce the new Cosmos on network prime time television. American's get at least one more chance to consider that pale blue dot. Sagan would find that fact interesting. He found every fact interesting.
His daughter is going to be a better novelist if she is scientifically literate than one who is not.
It helps you avoid facepalmingly bad assertions and themes in writing and allows you to tap into a very relevant part of human culture for inspiration..
@Omnicron777 No, that's only your own version of Positivism. From wiki : "Positivism refers to a set of epistemological perspectives and philosophies of science". Therefore, it is it a kind of philosophy and its founder Comte, was definitely a philosopher. Claiming my 'Lack of understanding" Well, that's not much of an argument plus it employs typical Ad-Hominem tactics. Are you maybe a Creationist? You can be friends with those guys trust me.
@Omnicron777 You're a fucking ignoramus. I know that for a fact because I'm far better at analysis than you could ever manage. Incidentally all scientists are completely familiar with logic which you would know if you hadn't just misread some popular anthology of philosophy for dimwits. Stick to your field of expertise and don't forget to wash your hands.
@NucularRobit No. Sciences start with experiments. Philosophy starts with discussing what any important Dead White men of the past centuries 'believed'
@Neueregel Start with experiments?! The first step in any scientific advancement is asking a question... you know, philosophy. Math, chemistry, cosmology, physics, medicine... they all started as philosophy.
But I realize now, this discussion started in the same way it is now and we are achieving nothing, if you don't agree post or don't, I won't respond. However I urge you to look deeper into the science/philosophy connection. Don't take my word for it.
@NucularRobit Philosophy is NOT scientific advancement. They only try to keep up with science through some branches like Epistemology or Positivism. 'How it started' has little importance for philosophy's contemporary impact which is minuscule.
@Omnicron777 I think the arguement shouldn't be "science vs philosophy," but rather, the person who is tackling the learning of these subjects. A true scientist always has an air of skepticism to any and all data and/or the conclusions they make from them. To say that all science is interpretation is ridiculous.
@Omnicron777 From whence did science come? To answer it bluntly, it came from philosophy. The thing that makes science special is that it provides facts; facts that are based on experimentation, theories and evidence. The only way to provide information that is inarguable is to provide an idea backed with liberal science. Philosophy can make speculations on ideas, but it can't, on it's own, create it's own facts in the way science can. However, an education in both is necessary to democracy.
@Omnicron777 Actually, it is. classical logic breaks down in the real world. philosophy is useless in developing evidence and theory. The universe does not care about how we think it should operate. And so it falls to scientists to suspend logic and pursue evidence. 2+2=5, for extremely large values of 2.
"What does the world look like through your lens? If you're scientifically literate, the world looks very different to you. It's not just a lot of mysterious things happening. There's a lot we understand out there, and that understanding empowers you to first not be taken advantage of by those that do understand it and second there are issues that confront society that have science as their foundation."
I'm scientifically literate and that makes it hard for me to have intelligent conversations with 70% of all people in the world. The smarter you are, the less compatable you are with the majority of our nation.
@ManofManyPasswords That's bullshit, scientific literacy has nothing to do with intelligence. You are basically trashing everything Neil Degrasse Tyson is trying to do, which is to bring scientific literacy to a wider group of people regardless of their intelligence.
EXACTLY. What a disgustingly arrogant comment to make. And real scientists are humble because they know that there is so much that they don't understand yet.
We love you Neil! You are doing great trying to fill Sagans footsteps! I know you wont see this, but thank you for using all your energy to spread knowledge and understanding instead of keeping it in your lab/home to yourself.
Maybe one day we can have a land of people who understand and live/preach nature and our relationship and to not trash this place that we are so ungrateful for having!
im not scientifically literate by his standards but i view the world differently than most people i know and clearly his differs from mine i dont understand the universe on the level he does sure but im not limited by it either
"that understanding empowers you to first not be taken advantage of by those who do understand it..." -- I completely agree, but he should have mentioned the even more important: it empowers you to not be taken advantage of by those who claim to understand it, but really just want to manipulate you and enslave your mind to a philosophy of blind faith and superstition.
@DeusExAstra good comments... I totally agree, when you develop a scientific literacy it's becoming a reflex later to develop an opinion and not take for granted what people say. My PhD supervisor always tell me to not trust a result, even if it was published by someone famous and double-checked by referees.
Let's see. Each cell in the human body contains a digitally coded database of information equivalent to 30 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica, stored more compactly than Microsoft could ever imagine. Gee, could an Intelligent Designer have had anything to do with this?
@A0DBOB You have NOWHERE shown that the complexity of information such as is stored in DNA to be the work of a "Blind Watchmaker". You cannot account for the creation of DNA molecules, or their organization into a digital data base. If you say you have, you are frankly, either delusional, or a liar. I am not wasting my time with you.
My question to you is: Can we stop moving the goal posts? I understand you may have MANY questions, but when one of your questions is answered can we agree that it's been answered and move on? You never seem to explicitly acknowledge the answers given to you.
I want to see something along the lines of "Oh, I did not know of that example, okay I see now" or SOMETHING to show you have read the articles I linked and have learned something.
"If you say you have, you are frankly, either delusional, or a liar."
This kind of thinking is extremely detrimental to learning. If you just assume right from the start at any answer is "delusional" or a work of a liar then you are basically saying there is no amount of evidence I can present to you.
If you are serious about your questions and want to learn, then go back and read my posts about beneficial and morphological mutations.
@StellarXplorer oh please continue to presume to know the intentions of others. also the fact you have put down the intelligence of others has convinced me that yourself are a scientific literate. google scholars, gotta love em.
This is my first ever comment on You tube. I once vowed never to get involved but just couldn't resist. I unequivocally concur here Phrygian, you have to be completely cognitively inadequate to dislike this video. The addlepates who actually clicked "dislike" on this are made of the same fabric of men who deducted spontaneous generation that frogs magically were born from mud in the early 1900s. Un-effing-believable.
@600Kilowatts: I am impressed by your eloquence and powers of diction. :-)
In science we look for reproducible evidence before we accept theories. Einstein was no exception. He did not prove anything himself, his theory made specific predictions (e.g. bending of light), which other scientists tested. That is science.
I look forward to your overturning modern physics by showing that gravity is caused by electromagnetism. If you do, I will gladly attend your Nobel price acceptance ceremony. :-)
@600Kilowatts: I have a degree in astrophysics. I assure you that the Earth's motion around the Sun has nothing to do with magnetic fields. A charged particle moving through a magnetic field will experience a force, but surely you don't think that this has anything to do with how "Nature" "drags us" through space. Earth's motion around the Sun is simply the result of gravity, along with the conservation of energy and angular momentum that forms the basis of planetary orbits. Nothing complicated.
@600Kilowatts: What??? "Nature" does not use "electromagnetic torsion" (whatever the heck that is) to move us through space. That's a strange thing to say in a post about scientific literacy.
This guy could be Barack Obama's estranged brother. I know that's a strange thing to say, but listen to his voice and watch his mannerisms. It's as if Obama gained a couple of pounds and happened to be an astrophysicist instead of a lawyer. I even saw him in a discussion once where he said, in the way that only Obama does, "now let me be clear." Bizarre.
In the UK 6% of GDP comes from scientific research, and we spend .5% GDP on it... What morons are running this country? We need to invest in science now!
That's a whole lot of talking to say a whole lot of nothing. It's easy to say "kids should get smarter", yeah no kidding, kids should be aware of their surroundings. I'd like to know how he plans to go about delivering this message or inspiring people.
Sir, two dimensional math can only be understood with sine, cosines, and tangents. In my humble opinion, mathematics is just circular logic sir. Is there such a thing as three dimension sine, cosines, and tangents? It is the responsibility of the scientific community to educate our young and brightest and most moral who are courageous enough to follow directions, sir. I am a struggling teacher who wants to open the door into greenpeace. Hooray for mother earth and carbohydrates and boo to
Well, a two dimensional coordinate system have X and Y axis. Add a Z axis perpendicular to both X and Y at 0,0 and you have a Cartesian system in 3D. Sine, Cosine and Pytagoras works just fine in 3D
If we are to have any hope in advancing humanity, we need more scientifically literate people and less economically indoctrinated automatons. Problems of the world are solved with science and engineering, we humans are the ignoramuses that add this abstract notion of money to the mix.
@marcopolo3001 of course science is incredibly important but people trained in economics are also important. i know so many scientists who are absolutely brilliant in their fields but have no clue at all about how the economy works.
@Palangkaraya2008 You make a good point, I'm not sure and I guess it all comes down to how we define what science is. I mean many people studying arts degrees call themselves social scientists (even tho there are real social scientists too).
its tricky, one thing I will say that differs between mainstream science like enviro and bio etc is the ability to conduct experiments where you can isolate variables and "prove" something. in economics there are thousands of variables and any one time.
There should be a Neil deGrasse Tyson Daycare Center. Not where he is physically taking care of your kids, but where teachers apply his ideas about curiosity and scientific literacy with children.
@hlyleh Of course. Philosophy and science are not the same thing. Science and Reason are not the same thing. He wants his kids to know "how they look at the world," and that is ultimately a question of meaning, which the scientific method doesn't answer.
@h0fner Science doesn't work unless you use reason within the scientific process. He wants his kids to look at the world logically, and empirically, which is how science works.
Looking at the world scientifically is a form of philosophy, so in a way you're correct.
Curiosity is the first sign of intelligence. Most people that have no curiosity or may be limited in education depend on religion. They do not look for answers, their god takes care of all of that. Religious people do not reason or question. If they could reason they would be an Atheist. Religious persons are not people, they are sheeple. They just go with the flow. Check out christian comments and spelling, then you'll see what I mean.
I just got awesome parental advice from an astrophysicist. Admittedly I didnt take a 'depth' of interest in science related things until I was well into my 20's. In reflection, I can say that my school system as a child, didnt promote passion in the big majestic questions science can bring. Most parents unfortunately also follow suit, not purposely.but just ignorance and 'staying within their bubble'. Im glad these guys are getting exposure again. As many others, Dr. Sagan did it for me yrs ago.
Religion just needs eradicating. It has no place in the world any more, and it hinders our development as a race. Where ever you meet a religious person, do your best to challenge their beliefs.
I think the sooner we can undo the brainwash, the sooner we can restore this planet to full health, and start spreading out in to space. Hopefully by this point we will have learned the error of our ways, and have the technology available to live sustainably wherever we travel to.
I'm worried that as science becomes more and more advanced and important ethical issues need to be voted for/against, that the majority of people will be left behind and have no clue whatsoever about what it is that they are actually voting for. It's happening already - most people don't know half of the details of abortion or stem cell research but feel they can vote against them. This is only going to get worse as science progresses. What is going to happen?!
I think your concern is a valid one. Carl Sagan once expressed the same concern when he said, "We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. "
@baudiirocz It was such a perfect choice of words - blow up in our faces. For eight years a man controlled the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet, and he believed he had a personal relationship with 2000 year old Jewish carpenter who could tell him what to do and who to attack.
@baudiirocz I'd like to say that this is exactly what is happening right know with this entire movement of global warming "skeptics". they have lost all faith in science simply because
Can he just write a book for parents about how to raise your kids to not be complete idiots? I want his tips and tricks for my future kids.
serpensortiia 2 days ago
no intelligence is knowledge if u know how things work and how to live u basiclly hav all the knowledge u need
RECKOGNING1 1 week ago
Neil deGrasse Tyson for president!!
SallySunshine001 1 week ago
13 people failed science class in high school
archiecrisis 2 weeks ago 3
He's right that you're disenfranchising yourself by lacking scientific literacy. A friend of mine is writing a novel that takes place on another planet and ran it by me for some criticism. I pointed out some major physics flaws and now he's rewriting it because, while he's no scientist, he acknowledges that establishing scientific plausibility is a necessary step in relating earnestly to his potential audience. You don't need to be a "scientist" to understand science or to care about it.
blackmetalwhiteguy 2 weeks ago 3
Agreed so much
nzigen31 2 weeks ago
13 people are illiterate and wasting space and resources.
eahazell 2 weeks ago 9
i have a lower IQ
i am not a scientist
but i am scientifically literate.
and i see more beauty in the universe than any creationist
Mikeybetts 2 weeks ago 7
@Mikeybetts Honestly having a low IQ just doesn't give you the right to criticize anyone. Stating that you scored low on the test shows that you have low self confidence and without any confidence then how am I supposed to be sure of anything that you say?
gtas321 1 week ago
@gtas321 He was just trying to say that despite not being as brilliant as some of the brightest scientific minds on the planet, one can still appreciate the beauty of it all...it was a way to be Humble...
and anyone has the right to criticise Creationists....they are ignorants...
Varoonmg 5 days ago
@Varoonmg You mean "they are ignorant". And no, not anyone can criticize a Creationist. If you were philosophically literate then you would understand that some creationist ideas make a lot of sense and aren't too far off. I am deist myself and even I know that some creationist ideas aren't as stupid as presumed.
gtas321 5 days ago
@Varoonmg But I do somewhat understand what you explained. But to down oneself in general is always bad for me.
gtas321 5 days ago
Neil is the Antichrist
lmao, just kidding
MediumNothinFull 3 weeks ago
I love how Neil is so incredibly passionate about science. I've always LOVED science, but whenever I listen to him speak, he never fails to inspire me. I love my father and wouldn't have him any other way, but those kids of his are damn lucky :)
lmos26 3 weeks ago 6
His new book is about science and democracy. Looks like he thought about it for a long time!
etbadaboum 3 weeks ago 3
I couldn't agree more, keep on truckin' Tyson.
LouisInglis 3 weeks ago 3
I still think this man should be running our country!
tommyseventysix 3 weeks ago 6
@tommyseventysix It's an open question if Neil was given absolute power that it would go to his head, causing him to screw up big time. But given the "exit strategy" that the GOP is attempting now, i'm willing to give him a shot at it. The bar is extraordinarily low at the moment.
t3601su 2 weeks ago
I think it is awesome the way NDT is raising his own children. I can understand the concept of being 'scientifically literate' and I hope I am doing a good job at raising my three kids to understand the world around them. I will be forever thankful for people such as NDT who make science and the cosmos so much fun, for both kids & adults alike, to learn.
K8tina 3 weeks ago 9
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1zacster 3 weeks ago
learn the history of medicine throught time right from egyptian medicine and you will see that everywhere through out time up until today religion and has regressed the progress of medicine biology and anatomy. furthermore next time you hear a creationist say the world is so complex and beautiful turn around and say- you wouldn't think that if you lived under the hostile and extreme environmental condidtions in america just a century and 2 decades ago.
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does no one here know that science is just natural philosophy? your ignorance is stunning
redryan20000 1 month ago
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Define what you mean by "natural philosophy"
callthesaints12 1 month ago 4
@redryan20000 A love of knowledge about the natural world? Yes, but philosophy implies that it could be based on opinion. A better term would be explaining the natural world with the scientific method.
scienceman64 3 weeks ago
C'MON EVERYONE! LET'S TELL THE WORLD THAT SCIENCE IS OUR KEY TO THE FUTURE!!
nekif820 2 months ago 8
@nekif820 how about we let dumb people be dumb for our own amusement? like AFV i love that show
CLASHofTHElonders 2 months ago
@CLASHofTHElonders i guess we could. :)
nekif820 2 months ago
@CLASHofTHElonders But when a evangelist rips them all off selling magic water or magic beans. You have large groups on angry people looking for educated people for solutions. You can't reason with them so they get very angry...They vote in jesus as the only one to save them and ban any technology since it evil. Now what? When bagdad was the epicenter of education (open to even non believers)around 700-900 religious leaders banned math as evil. It did not turn out well.So NO to ur question
hellasow 1 month ago 3
Like a boss!!!
INMATE2468 2 months ago
Tell it! Neil.
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lightandbeautiful 3 months ago
and that understanding... empowers you..
volound 3 months ago
13 people are afraid of the light.
Silvergordikuki 3 months ago 2
@YodaLN Actualy he is right. No matter how hard i try i cannot convince my uncle that there IS no talking dog from space living in his shed while he is having an "episode." We just see the world through different lenses.
Felhaven 3 months ago
The world does indeed look different to me. I see the world through biblical lenses & others see the world through evolutionary lenses. We both see the same evidence we just interpret it differently. This is a primary reason why creationist & evolutionist can argue until their faces turn red. And get absolutely nowhere.
newj34 3 months ago
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The most striking difference between creationists and scientists is that scientific knowledge, practice, theory, and conclusions are based on FACTS whereas creationist knowledge, practice, theory, and conclusions are based on . . . well, nothing at all besides one book written over 3,000 years ago by men with little more than a 2nd grade educational level. Observable, repeatable science beats fairy tales every time.
bikaren1980 1 month ago 10
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The statement "seeing the world through an evolutionary lens" makes about as much sense as claiming that there may be an alternative explanation as to why we fall down, but scientists are just "looking at the world through a gravitational lens". Ridiculous! The whole point of science is that you're investigating the world by testing it and just letting the evidence speak for itself. The answers are what they are - often, in spite of, rather than because of, our prior beliefs!
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this man is an UNscientific FOOL
He's no Michio Kaku.
buffboynick 4 months ago
@buffboynick Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist. Different field, really. (Or specialty....) What makes you say that Tyson is unscientific?
Ellie49 4 months ago
@buffboynick so you have to be like Michio Kaku because if not you are a scientific illieterate? The only fool here is you...
DocStrange0123 3 months ago
What a Great Father...... !!!
cpinnago 4 months ago
What a good father. I can't get enough of Dr. Tyson's words.
Al3xX420 4 months ago 4
He echos Carl Sagan so well, it almost feels as though I'm getting a mustachioed, deeper voiced version of the man himself. :)
N0tsaved 4 months ago 5
@N0tsaved In another video, Dr Tyson tells the story of meeting Carl Segan when he was a young boy and how Carl Segan inspired the then young Tyson. He goes on to say that he wished to influence the next generation of minds in the same way Carl Segan influence him. I applaud both men!!
coolgreyoneabby 3 months ago 2
@coolgreyoneabby Agreed.
I've seen the video you were talking about, but it was removed recently :(
It was after watching that video that I made the one on here, actually.
Btw, I hear that Cosmos is going to be remade with Degrasse as the host, I can't wait!!
N0tsaved 3 months ago
@N0tsaved This is true. There is a really good 15 min interview from pod delusion where Neil speaks of his ideas for the show. Sagan influenced a person with his show 31 years ago and through a chain of events in that person's life (including making Family Guy) he used his power to produce the new Cosmos on network prime time television. American's get at least one more chance to consider that pale blue dot. Sagan would find that fact interesting. He found every fact interesting.
antihermes 3 months ago
12 people punch puppies in the face
thomascarmona 5 months ago 4
Why are there dislikes on his videos? 12 people have their head up their asses.
colbierb22 5 months ago 3
theoreticalphysics.webs.com shows logic is god
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That is the most incoherent mess of words I've attempted to read all month.
drgoldteef 4 months ago
the apollo creed of science
topperheartramada 5 months ago 4
I love this man's philosophy
lucasisking 6 months ago 2
More to the point:
His daughter is going to be a better novelist if she is scientifically literate than one who is not.
It helps you avoid facepalmingly bad assertions and themes in writing and allows you to tap into a very relevant part of human culture for inspiration..
dhx84 6 months ago 2
@dhx84 Indeed if she is scientifically literate there we know she wont create another twilight type series.
inutichow 5 months ago 6
They should play this video in all schools.
ricardofuego 6 months ago
This guys a champion....on the same note as David Attenborough, Carl Sagan
givemeblowjob69 6 months ago 3
I nominate Tyson for king of the Earth
demonorse 6 months ago 2
@Omnicron777 No, that's only your own version of Positivism. From wiki : "Positivism refers to a set of epistemological perspectives and philosophies of science". Therefore, it is it a kind of philosophy and its founder Comte, was definitely a philosopher. Claiming my 'Lack of understanding" Well, that's not much of an argument plus it employs typical Ad-Hominem tactics. Are you maybe a Creationist? You can be friends with those guys trust me.
Neueregel 6 months ago
@Omnicron777 You're a fucking ignoramus. I know that for a fact because I'm far better at analysis than you could ever manage. Incidentally all scientists are completely familiar with logic which you would know if you hadn't just misread some popular anthology of philosophy for dimwits. Stick to your field of expertise and don't forget to wash your hands.
nilbud 6 months ago
I wonder if his daughter is interested in science fiction?
HybridD91 7 months ago
@Omnicron777 philosophy is for obsolete simpletons
Neueregel 7 months ago
@Neueregel You do know that all sciences start as philosophy right?
NucularRobit 7 months ago
@NucularRobit No. Sciences start with experiments. Philosophy starts with discussing what any important Dead White men of the past centuries 'believed'
Neueregel 7 months ago
@Neueregel Start with experiments?! The first step in any scientific advancement is asking a question... you know, philosophy. Math, chemistry, cosmology, physics, medicine... they all started as philosophy.
But I realize now, this discussion started in the same way it is now and we are achieving nothing, if you don't agree post or don't, I won't respond. However I urge you to look deeper into the science/philosophy connection. Don't take my word for it.
NucularRobit 7 months ago
@NucularRobit Philosophy is NOT scientific advancement. They only try to keep up with science through some branches like Epistemology or Positivism. 'How it started' has little importance for philosophy's contemporary impact which is minuscule.
Neueregel 7 months ago
@Neueregel Well that would be your opinion now wouldn't it.
nilbud 6 months ago
@Omnicron777 I think the arguement shouldn't be "science vs philosophy," but rather, the person who is tackling the learning of these subjects. A true scientist always has an air of skepticism to any and all data and/or the conclusions they make from them. To say that all science is interpretation is ridiculous.
JarrydandStuff 7 months ago
@Omnicron777 From whence did science come? To answer it bluntly, it came from philosophy. The thing that makes science special is that it provides facts; facts that are based on experimentation, theories and evidence. The only way to provide information that is inarguable is to provide an idea backed with liberal science. Philosophy can make speculations on ideas, but it can't, on it's own, create it's own facts in the way science can. However, an education in both is necessary to democracy.
blobvision 7 months ago
"..forces them to think about how the world works" yeeees
Pigroota 7 months ago 2
@Omnicron777 Actually, it is. classical logic breaks down in the real world. philosophy is useless in developing evidence and theory. The universe does not care about how we think it should operate. And so it falls to scientists to suspend logic and pursue evidence. 2+2=5, for extremely large values of 2.
beren082 7 months ago
@Omnicron777 And if you're philosophically literate, you may have an undeserved sense of superiority due to your enhanced ability to sew bullshit.
beren082 7 months ago 2
@beren082 ROFL. So much for my becoming a philosophy major. :(
Drixicon 7 months ago
"What does the world look like through your lens? If you're scientifically literate, the world looks very different to you. It's not just a lot of mysterious things happening. There's a lot we understand out there, and that understanding empowers you to first not be taken advantage of by those that do understand it and second there are issues that confront society that have science as their foundation."
woodgrain816 8 months ago
I want to copy and paste the last few sentences and quote him, lol. This is exactly how I feel!
woodgrain816 8 months ago
"Scientist Solves Mysteries... They Love Not Knowing."
-Lawrence Krauss.
"I'm not afraid of Not Knowing Things,
I think it is much more Interesting."
-Richard Feynnman.
differential09 8 months ago
12 scientifically illiterates didn't get a word that he said..
sbak030 8 months ago
I'm scientifically literate and that makes it hard for me to have intelligent conversations with 70% of all people in the world. The smarter you are, the less compatable you are with the majority of our nation.
ManofManyPasswords 8 months ago 45
@ManofManyPasswords very good point
sbak030 8 months ago
@ManofManyPasswords Thank science for the Internet!
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cazopy 2 months ago
@ManofManyPasswords That's bullshit, scientific literacy has nothing to do with intelligence. You are basically trashing everything Neil Degrasse Tyson is trying to do, which is to bring scientific literacy to a wider group of people regardless of their intelligence.
PrometheanRunGood 2 months ago 75
@PrometheanRunGood
EXACTLY. What a disgustingly arrogant comment to make. And real scientists are humble because they know that there is so much that they don't understand yet.
mfentruck 2 months ago 3
@PrometheanRunGood I don't think that's what he meant by that.
Quartrez 2 months ago
@ManofManyPasswords 70% more like 99%
nyanmiaw 2 months ago
@nyanmiaw I try to give human beings the benefit of the doubt.... :-/
ManofManyPasswords 2 months ago
12 people are scientifically illiterate
statethatiamin 8 months ago 4
Translation:
"If your not scientifically literate, you hate freedom, apple pie, and AMERICA!
karite36 8 months ago
@karite36 How the fuck can you turn this into politics?
splicedenergy 8 months ago
@splicedenergy It's supposed to be a joke you dult
karite36 8 months ago
@karite36 Sarcasm is easily misinterpreted by everyone on the internet except the very tact.
dreamingWisdom 8 months ago
2 mins there, thats why you should study science, thats all you need that 2 mins
6hundred3score6 8 months ago
Hahaha, when his name popped up with "Astro-Physicist" beneath it I almost read it as "Afro-Physicist" and was like: "REALLY!?"
LDNLeon 9 months ago 3
We love you Neil! You are doing great trying to fill Sagans footsteps! I know you wont see this, but thank you for using all your energy to spread knowledge and understanding instead of keeping it in your lab/home to yourself.
Maybe one day we can have a land of people who understand and live/preach nature and our relationship and to not trash this place that we are so ungrateful for having!
krazyblurtzcrx 9 months ago 2
it looks especially different if you're a prolific moron who thinks he's smart
Zareste 9 months ago
im not scientifically literate by his standards but i view the world differently than most people i know and clearly his differs from mine i dont understand the universe on the level he does sure but im not limited by it either
chatanwarrior 9 months ago
"that understanding empowers you to first not be taken advantage of by those who do understand it..." -- I completely agree, but he should have mentioned the even more important: it empowers you to not be taken advantage of by those who claim to understand it, but really just want to manipulate you and enslave your mind to a philosophy of blind faith and superstition.
DeusExAstra 10 months ago 113
@DeusExAstra That's not what he said at all.
moshpotpaul 8 months ago
@DeusExAstra good comments... I totally agree, when you develop a scientific literacy it's becoming a reflex later to develop an opinion and not take for granted what people say. My PhD supervisor always tell me to not trust a result, even if it was published by someone famous and double-checked by referees.
widggman 7 months ago
@DeusExAstra If you take psychology to be a science, then that's one science those people really do understand.
jurviz 7 months ago
@DeusExAstra And by that you mean religion and cults, or am I completely missing the point?
Syntexz 6 months ago
@DeusExAstra
Oh that is messed up.. lol Thank goodness I do not fall under this, because I would be infuriated! lol
johnyjoe2k 5 months ago
Let's see. Each cell in the human body contains a digitally coded database of information equivalent to 30 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica, stored more compactly than Microsoft could ever imagine. Gee, could an Intelligent Designer have had anything to do with this?
achilles197474 10 months ago
@achilles197474
There you are going to random videos again, avoiding my rebuttals. Why do you seem to always do that?
You make a statement saying X is impossible, I cite proof that X is possible and you evade to a different video to copy/paste more inane statements.
A0DBOB 10 months ago
@A0DBOB You have NOWHERE shown that the complexity of information such as is stored in DNA to be the work of a "Blind Watchmaker". You cannot account for the creation of DNA molecules, or their organization into a digital data base. If you say you have, you are frankly, either delusional, or a liar. I am not wasting my time with you.
achilles197474 10 months ago
@achilles197474
Let me repost this:
Recall that you once called beneficial mutations a "fairy tale". Then we showed you papers discussing a wide array of beneficial mutations.
Then you said beneficial MORPHOLOGICAL mutations were a "fairy tale". I showed you a few articles that discussed beneficial morphological mutations.
Now you want evidence of "creation of DNA molecules", which we have...
You also want "their organization into a digital data base."
A0DBOB 10 months ago 3
@achilles197474
My question to you is: Can we stop moving the goal posts? I understand you may have MANY questions, but when one of your questions is answered can we agree that it's been answered and move on? You never seem to explicitly acknowledge the answers given to you.
I want to see something along the lines of "Oh, I did not know of that example, okay I see now" or SOMETHING to show you have read the articles I linked and have learned something.
A0DBOB 10 months ago 4
@achilles197474
"If you say you have, you are frankly, either delusional, or a liar."
This kind of thinking is extremely detrimental to learning. If you just assume right from the start at any answer is "delusional" or a work of a liar then you are basically saying there is no amount of evidence I can present to you.
If you are serious about your questions and want to learn, then go back and read my posts about beneficial and morphological mutations.
A0DBOB 10 months ago 2
@achilles197474
While I am at work I'd like you to read "A Hypothesis for DNA Viruses as the Origin of Eukaryotic
Replication Proteins" LUIS P. VILLARREAL AND VICTOR R. DEFILIPPIS (2000) Just google for it.
It's only 6 pages long so it should not take you all day. Also try googling for "Origin of DNA molecules" for more information.
A0DBOB 10 months ago 2
@achilles197474 YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN EDUCATION DO YOU?
greywolf424 10 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
neil deGrasse is a deceiver and a liar!
phylosophycalwisdom 10 months ago
I take the word of PIERS CORBYN RATHER THAN Niel degrasse
this earth quake was triggered with sun solar and gravitational effects of the moon.
wen790 10 months ago
@StellarXplorer oh please continue to presume to know the intentions of others. also the fact you have put down the intelligence of others has convinced me that yourself are a scientific literate. google scholars, gotta love em.
somestupiddude1234 10 months ago
unfortunately a lot of our leader are no scientifically literate.
pannysat 10 months ago
I wonder what Tyson would say about a scientifically illiterate atheist.
supergsx 10 months ago
lol 11 dislikes? Who dislikes this? "What has SCIENCE ever done for us?! Kill the witches!!!"
PhrygianBlack 1 year ago 171
@PhrygianBlack They are the scientifically illiterate.
Xenthoid 8 months ago
@PhrygianBlack Science didn't do anything! GOD DID IT! rabble rabble rabble...
Tarantulus666 8 months ago
@PhrygianBlack
Science turned me into a newt.
TombaFanatic 6 months ago
@PhrygianBlack
This is my first ever comment on You tube. I once vowed never to get involved but just couldn't resist. I unequivocally concur here Phrygian, you have to be completely cognitively inadequate to dislike this video. The addlepates who actually clicked "dislike" on this are made of the same fabric of men who deducted spontaneous generation that frogs magically were born from mud in the early 1900s. Un-effing-believable.
dinkus9j 6 months ago 2
@PhrygianBlack wow he said 11 dislikes, and now there are 12.....that means it took 6 months for this vid to get ONE dislike. that is so BOSS
fringehouse 5 months ago 2
This has been flagged as spam show
@PhrygianBlack "lol 11 (now 12 as of this post) dislikes? Who dislikes this?"
The scientifically illiterate... but maybe one or two youtubers voted dyslexicly. =)
MethodicalMadness 4 months ago
@PhrygianBlack A dislike button clicked from a Computer via Mouse. The pure irony.
shinryu1285 4 months ago 123
@600Kilowatts: I am impressed by your eloquence and powers of diction. :-)
In science we look for reproducible evidence before we accept theories. Einstein was no exception. He did not prove anything himself, his theory made specific predictions (e.g. bending of light), which other scientists tested. That is science.
I look forward to your overturning modern physics by showing that gravity is caused by electromagnetism. If you do, I will gladly attend your Nobel price acceptance ceremony. :-)
dcarrera01 1 year ago
@600Kilowatts: I have a degree in astrophysics. I assure you that the Earth's motion around the Sun has nothing to do with magnetic fields. A charged particle moving through a magnetic field will experience a force, but surely you don't think that this has anything to do with how "Nature" "drags us" through space. Earth's motion around the Sun is simply the result of gravity, along with the conservation of energy and angular momentum that forms the basis of planetary orbits. Nothing complicated.
dcarrera01 1 year ago
@600Kilowatts: What??? "Nature" does not use "electromagnetic torsion" (whatever the heck that is) to move us through space. That's a strange thing to say in a post about scientific literacy.
dcarrera01 1 year ago
This guy could be Barack Obama's estranged brother. I know that's a strange thing to say, but listen to his voice and watch his mannerisms. It's as if Obama gained a couple of pounds and happened to be an astrophysicist instead of a lawyer. I even saw him in a discussion once where he said, in the way that only Obama does, "now let me be clear." Bizarre.
instereovideos 1 year ago
In the UK 6% of GDP comes from scientific research, and we spend .5% GDP on it... What morons are running this country? We need to invest in science now!
happyidiottalk 1 year ago
A brilliant speaker who single-handedly tackles major sociological problems that our society must face but isn't ready yet to do so.
milosQaX 1 year ago
Neil Degrasse Tyson's enthusiasm constantly inspires me, the world needs more people who have his kind of passion for what they do.
joshrbrewer 1 year ago
rasta ra'
ICEFIREization 1 year ago
which 11 idiots clicked dislike?
krissmith1986 1 year ago
Neil DeGrasse Tyson was on the show, "The Big Bang Theory", tht was great
captaindisguise 1 year ago
That's a whole lot of talking to say a whole lot of nothing. It's easy to say "kids should get smarter", yeah no kidding, kids should be aware of their surroundings. I'd like to know how he plans to go about delivering this message or inspiring people.
TheSchoolWorld 1 year ago
I totally agree!
PrincessTS01 1 year ago
Sir, two dimensional math can only be understood with sine, cosines, and tangents. In my humble opinion, mathematics is just circular logic sir. Is there such a thing as three dimension sine, cosines, and tangents? It is the responsibility of the scientific community to educate our young and brightest and most moral who are courageous enough to follow directions, sir. I am a struggling teacher who wants to open the door into greenpeace. Hooray for mother earth and carbohydrates and boo to
Linusknollhouse 1 year ago
@Linusknollhouse
Well, a two dimensional coordinate system have X and Y axis. Add a Z axis perpendicular to both X and Y at 0,0 and you have a Cartesian system in 3D. Sine, Cosine and Pytagoras works just fine in 3D
aNdYmAtTeR 1 year ago
Sounds more like a worldview than a literacy.
lstdy 1 year ago
If we are to have any hope in advancing humanity, we need more scientifically literate people and less economically indoctrinated automatons. Problems of the world are solved with science and engineering, we humans are the ignoramuses that add this abstract notion of money to the mix.
marcopolo3001 1 year ago
@marcopolo3001 of course science is incredibly important but people trained in economics are also important. i know so many scientists who are absolutely brilliant in their fields but have no clue at all about how the economy works.
AussiePolitics 1 year ago
@AussiePolitics Economics is science. Isn't it?
Palangkaraya2008 1 year ago
@Palangkaraya2008 You make a good point, I'm not sure and I guess it all comes down to how we define what science is. I mean many people studying arts degrees call themselves social scientists (even tho there are real social scientists too).
its tricky, one thing I will say that differs between mainstream science like enviro and bio etc is the ability to conduct experiments where you can isolate variables and "prove" something. in economics there are thousands of variables and any one time.
AussiePolitics 1 year ago
@Palangkaraya2008 how about you? do you regard economics as a science?
AussiePolitics 1 year ago
@AussiePolitics Economics, as long as it can be written in mathematical formula, I guess it is science.
Palangkaraya2008 1 year ago
What an excellent advice for parenting!
blancol 1 year ago
I love this man.
HelloMrSal 1 year ago
There should be a Neil deGrasse Tyson Daycare Center. Not where he is physically taking care of your kids, but where teachers apply his ideas about curiosity and scientific literacy with children.
RockInBlack 1 year ago 3
Wind bag.
classicvox 1 year ago
I think he meant "philosophically literate" here. But that's not surprising; lots of scientists today get the hierarchy of knowledge all messed up.
h0fner 1 year ago
@h0fner Is there a difference?
hlyleh 1 year ago
@hlyleh Of course. Philosophy and science are not the same thing. Science and Reason are not the same thing. He wants his kids to know "how they look at the world," and that is ultimately a question of meaning, which the scientific method doesn't answer.
h0fner 1 year ago
@h0fner Science doesn't work unless you use reason within the scientific process. He wants his kids to look at the world logically, and empirically, which is how science works.
Looking at the world scientifically is a form of philosophy, so in a way you're correct.
hlyleh 1 year ago
@hlyleh Logic is a part of philosophy, and science is a part of philosophy, "natural philosophy" as Newton called it. I don't think we disagree.
h0fner 1 year ago
@h0fner Nope, we don't :D
hlyleh 1 year ago
I want to learn as much as i possibly can about our universe before i die.
LBTennis 1 year ago 2
Curiosity is the first sign of intelligence. Most people that have no curiosity or may be limited in education depend on religion. They do not look for answers, their god takes care of all of that. Religious people do not reason or question. If they could reason they would be an Atheist. Religious persons are not people, they are sheeple. They just go with the flow. Check out christian comments and spelling, then you'll see what I mean.
buddybleau 1 year ago 2
Scientifically literacy = curiosity.
JiffyNo0b 1 year ago
I just got awesome parental advice from an astrophysicist. Admittedly I didnt take a 'depth' of interest in science related things until I was well into my 20's. In reflection, I can say that my school system as a child, didnt promote passion in the big majestic questions science can bring. Most parents unfortunately also follow suit, not purposely.but just ignorance and 'staying within their bubble'. Im glad these guys are getting exposure again. As many others, Dr. Sagan did it for me yrs ago.
XhosStyleX 1 year ago
@XhosStyleX I think my interest in science may have started with my dad's interest in Sagan.
hlyleh 1 year ago
Religion just needs eradicating. It has no place in the world any more, and it hinders our development as a race. Where ever you meet a religious person, do your best to challenge their beliefs.
I think the sooner we can undo the brainwash, the sooner we can restore this planet to full health, and start spreading out in to space. Hopefully by this point we will have learned the error of our ways, and have the technology available to live sustainably wherever we travel to.
vagine26 1 year ago
I'm worried that as science becomes more and more advanced and important ethical issues need to be voted for/against, that the majority of people will be left behind and have no clue whatsoever about what it is that they are actually voting for. It's happening already - most people don't know half of the details of abortion or stem cell research but feel they can vote against them. This is only going to get worse as science progresses. What is going to happen?!
pazzmodium 1 year ago 97
@pazzmodium
I think your concern is a valid one. Carl Sagan once expressed the same concern when he said, "We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. "
baudiirocz 1 year ago 97
@baudiirocz yes, that is it exactly. Worrying
pazzmodium 1 year ago
@baudiirocz It was such a perfect choice of words - blow up in our faces. For eight years a man controlled the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet, and he believed he had a personal relationship with 2000 year old Jewish carpenter who could tell him what to do and who to attack.
t3tsuyaguy1 1 year ago
@t3tsuyaguy1 Luckily we now have a president who believes in Reason.
hlyleh 1 year ago
@baudiirocz I'd like to say that this is exactly what is happening right know with this entire movement of global warming "skeptics". they have lost all faith in science simply because