I always feel smarter after listening to Neil. Its amazing that people press the dislike bar on any of his videos on yt. Must be reliogious rubes. Why cant people like him run for president?
He is not disproving God or religion at all, he is just going about this as a science experiment, and that he'd love to just test the thought process and feelings that go through peoples heads, his theory about the universe doesn't say anything about there not being a greater being, none of us know
Too bad The Virgin Mary and Joesph did not give birth to a Neil instead of a Jesus hippie that put our progress back a thousand years. I feel cheated that Christianity will not join Greek and Roman Mythology in my life time.
Society is evolving fast. There are a couple of countries on this planet which already overcame theism (Sweden: 98% atheism). So there is hope. Maybe we witness a golden age without religion in the winter of our own life. That would be just a sweet scenerie to go.
God damn you religious maniacs. Can we not have a video about science and knowledge without you showing up and telling us we are going to hell? Why cant you let us be? Why must you troll anything that takes about logic instead of magic? Why can't you just be happy and believe in your god? Is that not enough for you lol
is it trifling to you to allow me to say that science and God are co existent? That God is the scientist of your world today? Why is it a crime that I, a follower of Christ, wishes to explore the vast universe as much as the average scientist. Except I am capable of including God in all of it. Because He invented it.
@stickman2012 nah dude its not trifling per say its just a little off kilter in a sense because surely a God should have known about heliocentic theory( aproven fact now) when Johua chapter ten was written. We can't include jesus because the bible is not a text book its a way to guide you through life. Not a science book because if it were that means God is a believer in Geocentric theory(proven wrong, by science, not the bible).
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"In a way, the universe chose me." Goes on to make esoteric case for rational faith. Nothing to see here, just a scientist saying the same shit any prophet ever really tried to say, with better more refined language (doing it right). Nothing exceptional. Move along, rabid evangelical anti-theists. These aren't the droids you're looking for...
I hope in the future we will have sciences as performing art and this man will be seen as one of its early practitioners. This is at least as rousing as Chicago and twice as gratifying upon later reflection. I hope this becomes a feature of our culture.
"nasa costs half a penny on the dollar" -Neil Degrasse Tyson
he is wrong. nasa doesnt cost this much anymore because politicians are defunding it in favor of feeding people who dont work and funding wars that dont end.
"His ego was too big to begin with!" - LOL. There we have the explanation to the problem of religious people through the ages rejected and were afraid of science. From the moment he's born you tell your kid over and over again that God thinks he's special and Jesus loves him? A big ego is the inevitable result. Kid grows up and learns he's not the summit of creation? No wonder he'll cower down and lash out at science occasionally.
Believing in a god is boring. Believing in the universe is much more exciting and interesting. I think George Carlin said it best, "It doesn't punish, it doesn't reward, it doesn't judge at all. It just is. And so are we. For a little while."
I ain't afraid of your Yahweh, I ain,t afraid of your Allah, I ain,t afraid of your Jesus, I,m afraid of what you do in the name of your God. A great song by Holly Near that says it all. on itunes.
I was an atheist, but now I see that I was wrong. There is a god, and his name is Neil Degrasse Tyson. May we listen to his words and praise his absolute wisdom. Amen.
I agree with your trinities though. Carl Sagan is the best. (Although let's be honest Neil has said that Isaac Newton was the greatest scientist ever so he should be God)
@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
@redshadowsword Dude atheism is for dummies who want to know it all. NO ONE knows rather there is a god or not and it is arrogant and idiotic to say that you do.
@gtas321 First of all, what I said was joke so get over it. Second, nowhere did i say that i claim to know if there is a God. As an atheist, I don't BELIEVE in the God because there is no proof of God. True, there is NO proof that there is no God, but there is also no proof that there is no leprechauns, fairies, or boogeymen. You most likely do not believe in them....so why would you believe in God which has just as much probability of existing as little winged people that live in meadow.
@redshadowsword Of course you would regurgitate one of Dawkin's arguments. When will atheists learn to make up their OWN arguments..
Comparing god to that of fairy tales that we can track to their roots and dispose of, or even go out and prove for ourselves, is not comparable to the existence of god. And I am scientific deist, the god that I believe in is a hell of a lot more likely to exist than a person with wings...
@gtas321 Due to the fact that i would rather not waste time arguing with you, I propose a we call a truce. There is no way you will get me to accept your point of view, and vise versa. Let us leave it at that. I bid you good day and at this point will politely exclude myself from any further conversation with you.
@gtas321 There's no point in arguing until someone can prove the existence of a god, and not just to themselves. Until then, it's just a belief, and beliefs aren't facts. There's no good reason for someone to take your beliefs seriously.
@PACKyourSHITfolks420 It is just a belief, just like atheism is the exact opposite. Agnosticism is the only logical way, that is why I am agnostic deist... -_-
@gtas321 Atheism is a rejection of specific religious claims. It doesn't take away the possibility of a god. There's just no belief in one. And deism is a belief too.
@PACKyourSHITfolks420 Atheism is not only a rejection of specific religious claims, atheism is the disbelief in a god. ABSOLUTE belief that there is no god. That's like saying I could be a christian but say that I am not sure if god is real, when the bible clearly states that you have to believe without a doubt to be a christian. Atheism and Theism are equally stupid. Agnosticism and Deism are both more logical and scientific. But I have got to say agnosticism reigns.
@gtas321 There is no such thing as absolute disbelief. You either believe or you don't. You must mean a claim of knowledge, which isn't what atheism is. Just look at this show, they never say they know there is no god, they just say there's no proof that there is. Agnostics say they aren't sure.
@PACKyourSHITfolks420 agnosticism isn't about a lack of confidence, you dope. no agnostic says "i'm just not sure", they ARE sure that it is unknowable. at least by definition.
just as atheists are sure that there is no God. No Creator, no Universal Mind, no Cosmic Entity, no Prime Mover, no First Cause. All life is the result of a completely random process with no Mind or Design to guide it: that is atheism. You're just being a disingenuous atheist, which is so common it's almost redundant
@eleutheromaniac An agnostic who thinks it's unknowable, and is being intellectually honest, will admit that they aren't sure if there's a god or not, because you can't know anyway. And atheists are not sure that there is no god. They just don't believe. You can't truly be sure.
It's like Schrodinger's Cat--it's not that you're unsure if the cat is alive or dead, it's not about confidence, the evidence is that the cat is either/both.
Then a person to the right of the agnostic says "I'll bet that cat is dead", the agnostic asks "why do you say that?"..."because I see no evidence that the cat is alive."
do you see the irrational position of the person saying the cat is dead? and equally if he said it was alive?
@PACKyourSHITfolks420 the difference is that God is eternal and omnipresent, by any standard definition. So the "box", so to speak, is therefore eternally closed. It isn't just unknown, it is unknowable, forever.
If you don't see evidence proving or disproving God, right here, right now, then you NEVER will. That is the belief of agnostics.
@gtas321 Agnosticism is the only logical way? I can't say I agree as most Atheists are also Agnostic. We don't know if there is a god or not (making us Agnostic), therefore until one is proven, we don't believe in one (making us Atheist). Now, when pressed, most Theists will admit they don't know for sure either, but go ahead and believe anyway, making them Agnostic Theists. Remember, gnosticism goes to knowledge, while theism goes to beliefs.
@gtas321 Religion is for people who want to "know" it all. As an athiest I don't need to "know" it all the lazy way. I accept there are things I can't explain and I don't just chalk it up to an all powerful being that must have created it. Maybe it is what it is, and that's all it is. Religion=control and gives people a meaning when there is no meaning. I wish I did believe because it seems so much easier and convenient than not believing in a god or omnipotent power.
@redshadowsword How many Lies do you think you have told in your life? Have you ever stolen anything, even something small? Have you ever looked at a person with lust? Ever used GOD's name as a curse word? If so, GOD sees you as a Lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer at heart. The Guilty will end up in Hell. That's not GOD's will. You broke GOD's laws, but Jesus paid your fine! (IF) you Repent, and trust in Christ alone, GOD will grant you Eternal life!
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Heavenly Father, we thank you for the encouragement that we receive from your word. It always ministers to us in ways that we need. Your word lifts us up when we are down and humbles us when we become too high minded. Lord, again we thank you for your word. In Jesus' name... Amen.
....but this guy does the same thing just replaces the word god with the word universe and it's supposed to be ok. i don t think so... it s still a corny sentence,.. full of false humbleness. i don t care if he is a brilliant scientist or whatever, he' s still a cocky windbag. :)
I don t like him at all.He's trying to be humble but just oozes cockyness.I hate it when ppl do that..When the words and the manner in which the words that are spoken do not match.And he does this all the time..false humbleness sucks.I hate: "the universe choose me crap too".It has a religious ring to it..i m sure it's intentional, but at least when the religious start talking about the god choose me crap..you're allowed to laugh at them,.. it s become socially acceptable..which is how i like it
@igorkra11 Nobody's stopping you from laughing at him, but all I see is a man who loves what he does and who wants to share his passion with the people around him.
@UberREDKitteh Most preachers are passionate about what they do to. Usually they aren't that bright. Neil is probably pretty smart. Nontheless when he makes a corny sentence like he did i still think he deserves to be laughed at, just like the preachers deserve it on such occasions. I definetely don't like his attitude either. He definetely oozes cocky "humbleness" like i mentioned before.
I have never been so touched and felt like I am greater than when I heard the words starting at 9:07 Science is my religion and Neil deGrasse Tyson is my Pastor.
@PhyOSPhyOS It was meant to be taken as a metaphor, rather then a literal meaning. As I don't take things based on faith, but rather on fact that can be proven.
Yep, it's true. A good appreciation of astrophysics is really good for putting the proper perspective on things. It should humble people to realise how incredibly small and insigificant we are.
I am Black, and I have to ask a question. The question is, "Why do Black people hail Cornel West as a groundbreaking intellectual while this man, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, walks the Earth?" This man is my hero! Neil is the real deal and an inspiration. Cornel West is an overrated double talker. For the human race to survive, religion has to fade away.
@finan03 "i wish this man could have more of a political influence on the usa."
It's not just about politics, but also about the general scientific litteracy and interest in learning more about the world via science of the public in general, especially the young generation. Let's hope that the new "Cosmos" remake will be a) good, and b) reach a LOT of young people.
Living up to the level of awesomeness of the first Cosmos will be hard, but I hope the team behind the remake will succeed.
@ViXoN2 I do not care about color. I was commenting on the negative side of a culture I am very familiar with because I was raised in it. Being very familiar with that culture; I observed that many Blacks in this country do not even know who Tyson is. I feel this is the direct result of being taught to respect double talkers with no scientific background like West.I admire Tyson and feel the Black community should give him more press.This would influence the next generation of children.
@ViXoN2 There was nothing in the comment you commented on that indicated I actually care about race. Mentioning the race was the way of be very specific about the group I was referring to.The group I am from.I know, from experience, that the unwarranted reverence for religion and double talking theists is contributing to the lack of progression in the community I am from.
@7A35 West's ideas are definitely what one might call "out there," but he and Dr. Robert George (also from Princeton) have done three panel discussions at my school in recent years, and West is absolutely hilarious. A guffawingly funny man.
@7A35 Statistics show the higher the standard of education the less likely to believe in a sky fairy, apparently the human rae is getting smarter around 3 IQ points per decade as quoted by Michael Shermer, so we should se religion slowly phase out.
@ZukefliJohan Have you seen the quote that says if every atheist left the US, America would lose 93% of it's Nat. Academy of Science but only 1% of prison population?
I think Dawkins may have mentioned that, funny also when he mentioned members of congress that admit they are atheist, one or two I think, which is statistically almost impossible, sort of showing people lie a lot about their faith to fit in.
I wonder how many normal people do that so not to dissapoint their family?
@NarlepoaxIII here you go, no counter examples but sure go ahead and attack me personally, great job I guess you learn that from the bible and Jesus LOL
It's not that I don't have any, it's that I have hundreds, and all of them would be too complicated to explain to someone as steeped in hatred as you.
The 5:14 astronomical image of outer space resembles to me at least the uncanny face of a beautiful woman. The smeared blue conceals all except for a right eye.
I LOVE IT :) DNA has proven our connection to one another to and Neil DeGrasse Tyson has also proven what else were made of. NOW if you believe the bible that's cool to whatever floats your boat because it says were made from dust, or clay and isn't clay dust and water in a scene.
to ZaXJQuiX (where did that handle come from?)...the term used is "religious NUT"...wish it could be "fixed"!...guess it's one of the dilemmas facing the fact that we're humans!...or do you prefer some form of oppression, repression to "fix" it...I am sure a Hitler or Stalin could!...
I always feel smarter after listening to Neil. Its amazing that people press the dislike bar on any of his videos on yt. Must be reliogious rubes. Why cant people like him run for president?
winteriscomin2021 3 hours ago
"Sexy Hot Catwoman is Sexy Hot - Dragon Con" What the fuck?
pmcburn1 11 hours ago
And what's forever than
emmanuelmccoy2 15 hours ago
If I ever want to listen to something inspiring, I look up this man
SamWise050 1 day ago
You are the universe experiencing itself.
almondcoconuts 1 day ago 8
He is not disproving God or religion at all, he is just going about this as a science experiment, and that he'd love to just test the thought process and feelings that go through peoples heads, his theory about the universe doesn't say anything about there not being a greater being, none of us know
fartmuffin1 2 days ago
religious maniacs <---- this is why we cant have nice things
Ireven 2 days ago 6
"we are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon. All is forgiven". - Corey Mesler from We Are Billion Year Old Carbon
rapuzle 2 days ago
did anyone ever do the experiment on the brain that he was talking about?
rapuzle 2 days ago
this brotha is to deep, got to listen to him twice.
megaflex48 2 days ago
This man saved my soul from religion.
MrAtom322 2 days ago 3
Too bad The Virgin Mary and Joesph did not give birth to a Neil instead of a Jesus hippie that put our progress back a thousand years. I feel cheated that Christianity will not join Greek and Roman Mythology in my life time.
tayzerdbaby33 1 week ago 27
@tayzerdbaby33
Society is evolving fast. There are a couple of countries on this planet which already overcame theism (Sweden: 98% atheism). So there is hope. Maybe we witness a golden age without religion in the winter of our own life. That would be just a sweet scenerie to go.
k3nny111 4 days ago
God damn you religious maniacs. Can we not have a video about science and knowledge without you showing up and telling us we are going to hell? Why cant you let us be? Why must you troll anything that takes about logic instead of magic? Why can't you just be happy and believe in your god? Is that not enough for you lol
stuartfiasco 1 week ago 50
@stuartfiasco
is it trifling to you to allow me to say that science and God are co existent? That God is the scientist of your world today? Why is it a crime that I, a follower of Christ, wishes to explore the vast universe as much as the average scientist. Except I am capable of including God in all of it. Because He invented it.
stickman2012 3 days ago
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@stickman2012 because the very method by which you arrived at your belief in that god is the antithesis of the scientific method.
Apply the scientific method to your religious beliefs and see how long you can honestly keep believing them.
Its great that you have an interest in science and more people should...but the two systems are at odds with each other. They are incompatible.
and which one wins will detirmine the future of our species and even wether we have a future at all.
stiimuli 3 days ago
@stickman2012 nah dude its not trifling per say its just a little off kilter in a sense because surely a God should have known about heliocentic theory( aproven fact now) when Johua chapter ten was written. We can't include jesus because the bible is not a text book its a way to guide you through life. Not a science book because if it were that means God is a believer in Geocentric theory(proven wrong, by science, not the bible).
warangel87 2 days ago
@warangel87 I meant Joshua chapter ten sorry mispelled
warangel87 2 days ago
@stuartfiasco Because they're a bunch of delusional fucking idiots. That's why.
bman0341 2 days ago
@stuartfiasco I'm a Christian and totally appreciate and agree with what you said here, thanks
tchjodea 1 day ago
if he held a church service about doing what you love and using shit like that it would be more popular than religion.
smooshmagoosh 1 week ago
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"In a way, the universe chose me." Goes on to make esoteric case for rational faith. Nothing to see here, just a scientist saying the same shit any prophet ever really tried to say, with better more refined language (doing it right). Nothing exceptional. Move along, rabid evangelical anti-theists. These aren't the droids you're looking for...
shad455 1 week ago
if i did smoke weed. I would love to smoke it with this brother!
coolyouthrod 1 week ago
Man of the century award?
skeletonbitchify 1 week ago
Fabulous and uplifting . . .
hughc023 1 week ago
I hope in the future we will have sciences as performing art and this man will be seen as one of its early practitioners. This is at least as rousing as Chicago and twice as gratifying upon later reflection. I hope this becomes a feature of our culture.
addemfrench 1 week ago
"nasa costs half a penny on the dollar" -Neil Degrasse Tyson
he is wrong. nasa doesnt cost this much anymore because politicians are defunding it in favor of feeding people who dont work and funding wars that dont end.
threadysparrow 1 week ago
MAgnificient
KaonNeutre 1 week ago
Neil is projecting!!! He said "He feels large when he looks at the cosmos" Pride?!
EXALTEDDIRT 1 week ago
Damn, I love this guy.
"His ego was too big to begin with!" - LOL. There we have the explanation to the problem of religious people through the ages rejected and were afraid of science. From the moment he's born you tell your kid over and over again that God thinks he's special and Jesus loves him? A big ego is the inevitable result. Kid grows up and learns he's not the summit of creation? No wonder he'll cower down and lash out at science occasionally.
GreyLabyrinthine 2 weeks ago
Believing in a god is boring. Believing in the universe is much more exciting and interesting. I think George Carlin said it best, "It doesn't punish, it doesn't reward, it doesn't judge at all. It just is. And so are we. For a little while."
ThePhantom135 2 weeks ago
We got a badass over here...!
WhatTheCucumber 3 weeks ago
He makes the hairs on my arm stand up
xxmastermixx 3 weeks ago 3
As Alan Watts said (though in a more metaphysical sense), you are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.
Tengent 3 weeks ago
@Tengent :) Nice to see some Alan Watts love. that man was a genius..
avedic 4 days ago
Awesome isn't a strong enough word to describe Neil. FREAKING LOVE YOU NEIL
theramenbuddha 3 weeks ago
I ain't afraid of your Yahweh, I ain,t afraid of your Allah, I ain,t afraid of your Jesus, I,m afraid of what you do in the name of your God. A great song by Holly Near that says it all. on itunes.
dan69052 4 weeks ago
Thhe Creator is smarter.
Andysingtoyou 1 month ago
I watch this video every night as I press my uniform.
7A35 1 month ago
not all hail Cornel West I consider Cornel and Tavis 'Butt hurt negroes on tour'
daticklah 1 month ago
I just smile every time I hear Neil DeGrasse Tyson talk. He's brilliant.
eleventhousandfour 1 month ago 18
Stars died, so we could exist.
Staldren 1 month ago
Speak.
nagarkirtan 1 month ago
6:50 - "Common origin in the core of a star"
This literally gave me goosebumps and tear up. How fucking awesome is that fact??? Absolutely incredible....
bailesie 1 month ago
I was an atheist, but now I see that I was wrong. There is a god, and his name is Neil Degrasse Tyson. May we listen to his words and praise his absolute wisdom. Amen.
redshadowsword 1 month ago 81
@redshadowsword Neil is Jesus. God is Carl Sagan, the holy spirit is Isaac Newton.
I'm gonna convert to Cosmoism.
CarmenRocks 1 month ago 46
@CarmenRocks Cosmoism or cosmicism? As a lovecraft geek I approve either way.
KillaTequilla83 3 weeks ago
@CarmenRocks
which is specifically what they would NOT want you to do.
Ryousuke91t 2 weeks ago
@CarmenRocks Blasphemy!!!
EXALTEDDIRT 1 week ago
@CarmenRocks i was with you up until isaac newton. that guy was a doucher
threadysparrow 1 week ago
@CarmenRocks Yeah, what you said.
I miss Carl.
JoeNietzsche 1 week ago
@CarmenRocks Ummm my god is better than yours. Albert Einstein for the win. Convert or you're damned to hell!
;P
trinikagekavir 1 week ago
@trinikagekavir Nope, never! Dr. Sagan is Dr. Tyson's mentor, it would only make perfect sense to make Sagan God and Tyson Jesus.
Also, this is the religion of Cosmoism, Einstein isn't an astronomer or an astrophysics. :)
Maybe in theoretical-physicism. In that case the holy trinity will consist of Galileo Galilei, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. :D
CarmenRocks 1 week ago
@CarmenRocks heheh I was kidding of course.
I agree with your trinities though. Carl Sagan is the best. (Although let's be honest Neil has said that Isaac Newton was the greatest scientist ever so he should be God)
:)
/no arguments though
trinikagekavir 1 week ago
@redshadowsword ur such an asshole
EpicTrollQueen 3 weeks ago
@EpicTrollQueen OH NO! Somebody on the internet called me as asshole. Oh what should I do? Oh yeah...........not give a shit.
redshadowsword 3 weeks ago
@redshadowsword classic asshole response
EpicTrollQueen 3 weeks ago
@EpicTrollQueen Classic troll tactic......
redshadowsword 3 weeks ago
@redshadowsword Classic asshole comeback
EpicTrollQueen 3 weeks ago
@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
camgan1 2 weeks ago
@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
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@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
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@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
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@redshadowsword Neil is a preacher not a God. I hope he continues to preach the importance of scientific literacy over blind faith for years to come. And hopefully he'll get a little more open about his disbelief in God like Dawkins has done. The more respected scientists there are who are willing to reveal their true beliefs the better the world will become. Religion always remains a taboo subject for most people. Until people get more open to new and rational ideas, the world isn't changing.
camgan1 2 weeks ago
@redshadowsword Dude atheism is for dummies who want to know it all. NO ONE knows rather there is a god or not and it is arrogant and idiotic to say that you do.
gtas321 2 weeks ago
@gtas321 First of all, what I said was joke so get over it. Second, nowhere did i say that i claim to know if there is a God. As an atheist, I don't BELIEVE in the God because there is no proof of God. True, there is NO proof that there is no God, but there is also no proof that there is no leprechauns, fairies, or boogeymen. You most likely do not believe in them....so why would you believe in God which has just as much probability of existing as little winged people that live in meadow.
redshadowsword 2 weeks ago
@redshadowsword Of course you would regurgitate one of Dawkin's arguments. When will atheists learn to make up their OWN arguments..
Comparing god to that of fairy tales that we can track to their roots and dispose of, or even go out and prove for ourselves, is not comparable to the existence of god. And I am scientific deist, the god that I believe in is a hell of a lot more likely to exist than a person with wings...
gtas321 2 weeks ago
@gtas321 Due to the fact that i would rather not waste time arguing with you, I propose a we call a truce. There is no way you will get me to accept your point of view, and vise versa. Let us leave it at that. I bid you good day and at this point will politely exclude myself from any further conversation with you.
redshadowsword 2 weeks ago
@redshadowsword ...
gtas321 2 weeks ago
@gtas321 i wonder when theist will make up their OWN argument... quoting the bible forever is boring
ferjero989 2 weeks ago
@ferjero989 I am not theist...
gtas321 2 weeks ago
@gtas321 There's no point in arguing until someone can prove the existence of a god, and not just to themselves. Until then, it's just a belief, and beliefs aren't facts. There's no good reason for someone to take your beliefs seriously.
PACKyourSHITfolks420 2 weeks ago
@PACKyourSHITfolks420 It is just a belief, just like atheism is the exact opposite. Agnosticism is the only logical way, that is why I am agnostic deist... -_-
gtas321 2 weeks ago
@gtas321 Atheism is a rejection of specific religious claims. It doesn't take away the possibility of a god. There's just no belief in one. And deism is a belief too.
PACKyourSHITfolks420 2 weeks ago 4
@PACKyourSHITfolks420 Atheism is not only a rejection of specific religious claims, atheism is the disbelief in a god. ABSOLUTE belief that there is no god. That's like saying I could be a christian but say that I am not sure if god is real, when the bible clearly states that you have to believe without a doubt to be a christian. Atheism and Theism are equally stupid. Agnosticism and Deism are both more logical and scientific. But I have got to say agnosticism reigns.
gtas321 1 week ago
@gtas321 There is no such thing as absolute disbelief. You either believe or you don't. You must mean a claim of knowledge, which isn't what atheism is. Just look at this show, they never say they know there is no god, they just say there's no proof that there is. Agnostics say they aren't sure.
PACKyourSHITfolks420 1 week ago
@PACKyourSHITfolks420 agnosticism isn't about a lack of confidence, you dope. no agnostic says "i'm just not sure", they ARE sure that it is unknowable. at least by definition.
just as atheists are sure that there is no God. No Creator, no Universal Mind, no Cosmic Entity, no Prime Mover, no First Cause. All life is the result of a completely random process with no Mind or Design to guide it: that is atheism. You're just being a disingenuous atheist, which is so common it's almost redundant
eleutheromaniac 1 week ago
@eleutheromaniac An agnostic who thinks it's unknowable, and is being intellectually honest, will admit that they aren't sure if there's a god or not, because you can't know anyway. And atheists are not sure that there is no god. They just don't believe. You can't truly be sure.
PACKyourSHITfolks420 1 week ago
@PACKyourSHITfolks420 it's not about being "sure".
It's like Schrodinger's Cat--it's not that you're unsure if the cat is alive or dead, it's not about confidence, the evidence is that the cat is either/both.
Then a person to the right of the agnostic says "I'll bet that cat is dead", the agnostic asks "why do you say that?"..."because I see no evidence that the cat is alive."
do you see the irrational position of the person saying the cat is dead? and equally if he said it was alive?
eleutheromaniac 1 week ago
@PACKyourSHITfolks420 the difference is that God is eternal and omnipresent, by any standard definition. So the "box", so to speak, is therefore eternally closed. It isn't just unknown, it is unknowable, forever.
If you don't see evidence proving or disproving God, right here, right now, then you NEVER will. That is the belief of agnostics.
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@gtas321 Agnosticism is the only logical way? I can't say I agree as most Atheists are also Agnostic. We don't know if there is a god or not (making us Agnostic), therefore until one is proven, we don't believe in one (making us Atheist). Now, when pressed, most Theists will admit they don't know for sure either, but go ahead and believe anyway, making them Agnostic Theists. Remember, gnosticism goes to knowledge, while theism goes to beliefs.
Defiant47 2 weeks ago
@gtas321 Religion is for people who want to "know" it all. As an athiest I don't need to "know" it all the lazy way. I accept there are things I can't explain and I don't just chalk it up to an all powerful being that must have created it. Maybe it is what it is, and that's all it is. Religion=control and gives people a meaning when there is no meaning. I wish I did believe because it seems so much easier and convenient than not believing in a god or omnipotent power.
srjdog 2 weeks ago
@srjdog I don't even have a religion. I am deist. Don't assume just because someone contradicts your own beliefs that they will always be a theist.
gtas321 2 weeks ago
@gtas321 a deist is still a believer in something. but i aplaud your none religion ansore
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@redshadowsword How many Lies do you think you have told in your life? Have you ever stolen anything, even something small? Have you ever looked at a person with lust? Ever used GOD's name as a curse word? If so, GOD sees you as a Lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer at heart. The Guilty will end up in Hell. That's not GOD's will. You broke GOD's laws, but Jesus paid your fine! (IF) you Repent, and trust in Christ alone, GOD will grant you Eternal life!
EXALTEDDIRT 1 week ago
to paraphrase Dresden Codak, we are all "forged from the remnants of supernovas."
LifeInspector 1 month ago
Beautiful.
zyph4lights 1 month ago
You're a star baby, twinkle twinkle
InsideDating 1 month ago
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Heavenly Father, we thank you for the encouragement that we receive from your word. It always ministers to us in ways that we need. Your word lifts us up when we are down and humbles us when we become too high minded. Lord, again we thank you for your word. In Jesus' name... Amen.
TheErvinjackson 1 month ago
HALLELUJAH!! now please deposit $100 into the money hat...
blindedby2monkeys 1 month ago
I never tire of hearing this man speak.
7A35 1 month ago 2
Once again. Neil is a living hero.
7A35 1 month ago 2
....but this guy does the same thing just replaces the word god with the word universe and it's supposed to be ok. i don t think so... it s still a corny sentence,.. full of false humbleness. i don t care if he is a brilliant scientist or whatever, he' s still a cocky windbag. :)
igorkra11 1 month ago
I don t like him at all.He's trying to be humble but just oozes cockyness.I hate it when ppl do that..When the words and the manner in which the words that are spoken do not match.And he does this all the time..false humbleness sucks.I hate: "the universe choose me crap too".It has a religious ring to it..i m sure it's intentional, but at least when the religious start talking about the god choose me crap..you're allowed to laugh at them,.. it s become socially acceptable..which is how i like it
igorkra11 1 month ago
@igorkra11 Nobody's stopping you from laughing at him, but all I see is a man who loves what he does and who wants to share his passion with the people around him.
UberREDKitteh 1 month ago 4
@UberREDKitteh Most preachers are passionate about what they do to. Usually they aren't that bright. Neil is probably pretty smart. Nontheless when he makes a corny sentence like he did i still think he deserves to be laughed at, just like the preachers deserve it on such occasions. I definetely don't like his attitude either. He definetely oozes cocky "humbleness" like i mentioned before.
igorkra11 1 month ago
A 21st enlightened being : Neil deGrasse Tyson
Trodua 1 month ago
Tyson needs to shut up....my hands are hurting from clapping so much because of his awesome. PLEASE STOP MY HANDS ARE KILLING ME!!!
redshadowsword 1 month ago
Now THIS is a sermon.
upsyndrome 2 months ago 3
YES! YES! YES! NEIL IS SO FUCKIN BEST!
MediumNothinFull 2 months ago
hey cool Nov 7 is my B-day
MediumNothinFull 2 months ago
I have never been so touched and felt like I am greater than when I heard the words starting at 9:07 Science is my religion and Neil deGrasse Tyson is my Pastor.
DeMart501 2 months ago 2
@DeMart501 You probably mean well, but talking of science as a religion is downright insulting.
PhyOSPhyOS 12 hours ago
@PhyOSPhyOS It was meant to be taken as a metaphor, rather then a literal meaning. As I don't take things based on faith, but rather on fact that can be proven.
DeMart501 16 minutes ago
@BigBagsForRent2 STFU troll
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Methinks Mr. Tyson needs to get his head out his ass and talk some sense. Accept Jesus, before it's too late. USA! USA! USA!
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OyonTheAdept 2 months ago
Yep, it's true. A good appreciation of astrophysics is really good for putting the proper perspective on things. It should humble people to realise how incredibly small and insigificant we are.
rhettboy 2 months ago
How is he not our president?
zyphernova750 2 months ago 3
i wish there was a man like this to inspire me when i was a child
Snelis 2 months ago 4
respect.
myPORkrell 2 months ago 2
This man is extraordinarily intelligent
ArsenicKills 2 months ago
@ArsenicKills Is he!
ConservativeAnthem 2 months ago
Neil Tyson is on my list of people I hope I meet one day just to shake their hand and tell them that they are awesome
Trollsnews 2 months ago 5
@Trollsnews Trololol
Jason132able 2 months ago
I am Black, and I have to ask a question. The question is, "Why do Black people hail Cornel West as a groundbreaking intellectual while this man, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, walks the Earth?" This man is my hero! Neil is the real deal and an inspiration. Cornel West is an overrated double talker. For the human race to survive, religion has to fade away.
7A35 2 months ago 80
@7A35 who the fuck is Cornel West?
zander798 2 months ago
@zander798 You just proved my point. Thank you. That is the way it should be. Who the fuck is Cornel West?
7A35 2 months ago
@7A35
i could not agree with you more. and i wish this man could have more of a political influence on the usa.
finan03 2 months ago
@finan03 "i wish this man could have more of a political influence on the usa."
It's not just about politics, but also about the general scientific litteracy and interest in learning more about the world via science of the public in general, especially the young generation. Let's hope that the new "Cosmos" remake will be a) good, and b) reach a LOT of young people.
Living up to the level of awesomeness of the first Cosmos will be hard, but I hope the team behind the remake will succeed.
0debug 1 month ago
@7A35 Science does not care about colour. Neither should you.
ViXoN2 1 month ago
@ViXoN2 I do not care about color. I was commenting on the negative side of a culture I am very familiar with because I was raised in it. Being very familiar with that culture; I observed that many Blacks in this country do not even know who Tyson is. I feel this is the direct result of being taught to respect double talkers with no scientific background like West.I admire Tyson and feel the Black community should give him more press.This would influence the next generation of children.
7A35 1 month ago 2
@ViXoN2 There was nothing in the comment you commented on that indicated I actually care about race. Mentioning the race was the way of be very specific about the group I was referring to.The group I am from.I know, from experience, that the unwarranted reverence for religion and double talking theists is contributing to the lack of progression in the community I am from.
7A35 1 month ago
@7A35 I don't see what you mean. All the black people I know LOVE this man. So do all the white ones and the Asian ones and the Latino ones.
mlynn1231 1 month ago 2
@7A35 West's ideas are definitely what one might call "out there," but he and Dr. Robert George (also from Princeton) have done three panel discussions at my school in recent years, and West is absolutely hilarious. A guffawingly funny man.
gregakinman 1 month ago
@7A35 Statistics show the higher the standard of education the less likely to believe in a sky fairy, apparently the human rae is getting smarter around 3 IQ points per decade as quoted by Michael Shermer, so we should se religion slowly phase out.
ZukefliJohan 1 month ago
@ZukefliJohan Have you seen the quote that says if every atheist left the US, America would lose 93% of it's Nat. Academy of Science but only 1% of prison population?
lardtaziumwadmaster 1 month ago 6
@lardtaziumwadmaster Yes I heard similar somewhere, can't remember where.
I think Dawkins may have mentioned that, funny also when he mentioned members of congress that admit they are atheist, one or two I think, which is statistically almost impossible, sort of showing people lie a lot about their faith to fit in.
I wonder how many normal people do that so not to dissapoint their family?
ZukefliJohan 1 month ago 2
@7A35 well said
CJLopez21 1 month ago
@7A35 worst part is that cornell west really doesn't understand much of what he talks about...i find him kind of annoying...NDT is awesome :D
edwinshap1 1 month ago
@7A35 man !!! you are 1000% correct !!! I have spent hours watching his vids on youtube and his shows on pbs.
DoktorSick 1 month ago
@7A35
Ignorant people who senselessly hate, like you, are what need to fade away.
NarlepoaxIII 1 month ago
@NarlepoaxIII Is something wrong with your critical thinking? I never indicated hate for anything in my comment. Troll.
7A35 1 month ago
@7A35
Religion is not the problem, it's people who hate or are prejudiced against others because they disagree.
NarlepoaxIII 1 month ago
@NarlepoaxIII People invented religion so they can manipulate the lazy, stupid and the poor, why do you think religion is not the problem.
eyu1858945 4 weeks ago
@eyu1858945
...all I can say to that is that you are an untrusting, ignorant, hateful person. I don't care to know you, and I pity those who do.
NarlepoaxIII 4 weeks ago
@NarlepoaxIII here you go, no counter examples but sure go ahead and attack me personally, great job I guess you learn that from the bible and Jesus LOL
eyu1858945 4 weeks ago
@eyu1858945
It's not that I don't have any, it's that I have hundreds, and all of them would be too complicated to explain to someone as steeped in hatred as you.
NarlepoaxIII 3 weeks ago
@NarlepoaxIII hahahaa I guess they are right, kids only know how to repeat the same thing their parents say to them everyday lol
eyu1858945 3 weeks ago
@eyu1858945
If you're going to try to insult someone, you should at least use a good insult. One that is insulting.
NarlepoaxIII 3 weeks ago
@7A35 I could not of said it better!
maggjun 1 month ago
@7A35 Human species not race
SnapPaintball 4 weeks ago
@SnapPaintball Of course. My apologies.
7A35 4 weeks ago
@7A35
Don't forget Walter E. Williams and Thomas Sowell.
TheStateVsYou 3 weeks ago
Excellent talk, very inspiring. Love this guy's view.
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Shojahan 3 months ago
fuck he went to bronx sci?
rockfan244 3 months ago
I'm not into bumper stickers, but the universe is in me would make a great one.
waswestkan 3 months ago
@waswestkan Is that like Jesus (the logos) is in me? It means the same thing you know.
Rybot9000 3 months ago
The 5:14 astronomical image of outer space resembles to me at least the uncanny face of a beautiful woman. The smeared blue conceals all except for a right eye.
DistortedV12 3 months ago
Does anyone know the exact name of the psychologist who he refers to around 4:40?
wedgeoflemon 3 months ago
I LOVE IT :) DNA has proven our connection to one another to and Neil DeGrasse Tyson has also proven what else were made of. NOW if you believe the bible that's cool to whatever floats your boat because it says were made from dust, or clay and isn't clay dust and water in a scene.
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to ZaXJQuiX (where did that handle come from?)...the term used is "religious NUT"...wish it could be "fixed"!...guess it's one of the dilemmas facing the fact that we're humans!...or do you prefer some form of oppression, repression to "fix" it...I am sure a Hitler or Stalin could!...
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wggmn3 3 months ago
Eh? Happy photons? Depressed photons? (Moronic photons more like). Gee, I hate sermons.
aardvarkcustard 3 months ago
This is the Tyson that is the heavyweight champion of the world.
houseofcantor 3 months ago 130
Tyson is a great man! My father loved Carl Sagan and I love Neil Tyson!
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ABdadaSURD 3 months ago
GRAB PPL IN THE STREET HAVE YOU HEARD THIS...LOL,,,THIS GUY IS BEST TEACHER EVER ,,,REALLY MOTIVATING...
buakawkaoklai 3 months ago
I didn't see Dawkins, where was he?
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@standingontruth1 A video of a neil degrasse tyson speech isn't the best place to find people who will buy your nonsense
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Have you heard this.
walmartpimp2 4 months ago
This man is so awesome.
I could listen to him all day. If i ever visit the US, ihope that maybe i could meet him.
One can only hope...
SilentToe 4 months ago 2
@SilentToe THATS WHAT MAKES ME WANNA GRAB PEOPLE IN THE STREETS AND SAY HAVE YOU HEARD THIS?? exactly how I feel. Btw you know where he teaches?
Melancolia793 4 months ago
I love how passionate he is about science. :)
tardisvworp 4 months ago 5