Neil deGrasse Tyson on Being Close to Mars

[DivingEag1e]

I remember hearing about that. Such a disappointment....

[MCSKeelar]

No sound? or is that just me?

[MomoTheBellyDancer]

Wasn't Mars very visible in the night sky for while?

[pac6010]

@MomoTheBellyDancer I think that might have been Jupiter but ya Mars can be very visible too, never as big as the moon though

[MomoTheBellyDancer]

@pac6010

I can remember that Mars was an extremely bright red dot in the sky during the period when it was closer. It had to be significantly nearer to Earth than usual to cause this. It looked pretty, too.

[PostMeridianLyf]

I would so vote for him as president.

[Nowak18827]

@PostMeridianLyf that would prob be a bad idea considering he knows nothing of politics

[PostMeridianLyf]

@Nowak18827 It seems like 90% of the people that play a part in our government are pretty clueless as well.

[Nowak18827]

@PostMeridianLyf this is true

[funkkyzenzei]

@Nowak18827

No one in congress does either

[arsenalskate123]

where is the intellegent design? nothing on earth is intellegent. if there is a god it's neil

[longulbogdan]

where can i find all the lecture?

[RespectMyHate]

@HazardYo No they didn't they used bacteria as a host then incorporated man made DNA into the living bacteria. This is life manipulation. even if man does create life this proves an intelligence is need to do it, its so ironic man is proving intelligent design in the lab. LMFAO.

[pablo89212009]

@RespectMyHate im not going to explain evolution, it doesn't need an explanation, because its as obvious gravity. READ WIKIPEDIA.

and no, we were not able to create life, YET, and the creation of life was a process that took THOUSANDS OF YEARS. i mean, your argument is really stupid, imagine 100 years ago a guy saying "scientist have been never able of creating diamonds, and if they ever do, they will only prove that inteligent design is the only explanation for their existance".

[RespectMyHate]

@pablo89212009 I'm not arguing with you anymore becuase your a nut job.

[pablo89212009]

@RespectMyHate your ad hominem really hurts me

[cuevasdecamuy]

@RespectMyHate Who created the designer? If you say "oh it does not need a creator" than why cant I say that the universe does not need a creator, if complexity can arise from nothing according to you

[RespectMyHate]

@cuevasdecamuy Because science has already proven that the universe had a beginning. God simply exists.

[cuevasdecamuy]

@RespectMyHate That does not mean god exist. Proving that the universe had a beginning is only prove that the universe had a beginning, not of its cause. There could be a god, maybe not, I happen to believe there is not one since there is no evidence for it. Dont ask: Who created the universe? is better to ask: what created the universe? the latter may or may not involve a god or gods. With the "Who" you exclude all the other possible explanations. keep an open mind

[RespectMyHate]

God is real I don't know why so many people deny it.

Its the most obvious thing in the universe.

Anyway please watch my video popsicle masterpiece.

[Trollingwithmyhomies]

You have no business posting your god delusion on this video. Please leave us alone and quit trying to seek out science related videos just to post your religious talk.

[RespectMyHate]

@Trollingwithmyhomies Thats the funniest thing especially coming from a guy named trolling with my homies. God is real by the way, one day you'll see.

[HermesvV]

@RespectMyHate Im sorry but this is not obvious whatsoever

[RespectMyHate]

@HermesvV You are out of your mind.

[pablo89212009]

@RespectMyHate

God is not real I don't know why so many people deny it

Its the most obvious thing in the universe

look, the same argument. did it change your mind?, if the answer is no, what makes you thing that youll change mine saying that?

[RespectMyHate]

@pablo89212009 Your in denial. This universe was designed by God. To say its was left up to random chance is pure insanity.

[pablo89212009]

ok, then the one million dollar question, who created god?, or when was it created?, whatever you answer, like "he was always there", i could reply saying "the universe was always there". Just because your little and close mind tells you something it doesn't make that true. What i affirm is based on evidence, what you affirm is based on fate. evidence beats fate (ask darwin). If you are a creationist, then there is no point in arguing with you.

Sorry for my english, and saludos desde Argentina!

[RespectMyHate]

@pablo89212009 Becuase science has proven the universe had a beginning. LOL read up homie from argentina.

[NormDePlume69]

@RespectMyHate "Becuase science has proven the universe had a beginning. "

No, it hasn't.

I'm afraid you're the one who needs to expand your reading, my friend. Science has only discovered a point where there was rapid expansion of matter, there is not currently any knowledge about what happened before Planck time, or even if there definitively was a "before".

[pablo89212009]

i see its pointless to discuss with you, you are just one of those religious trolls, that think that if something is in an old book full of contradictions, its true, but if it has the word science its bad. im not talking with you, i see you have a bery closed mind. Lamentable.

[RespectMyHate]

@pablo89212009 Google 101 facts and foreknowlegde see all the scientific facts the Bible provided before man actually realized it and proved these facts in the science world.

[pablo89212009]

@RespectMyHate like creationism, oh wait, that wasnt true, maybe geocentrism, ups, another mistake. Perhaps the great deluge, wait, there are no geological records of something like that happening. But hey!, a couple of things are true!, maybe i should change my mind and forget about rationalism.

[RespectMyHate]

@pablo89212009 Man you are out of your mind, "Theres no geological record of a great flood" Where do you think all the gasoline and coal come from? these are fossil fuels and are the result of thousands of square miles of vegetaion that have been buried rapidly, from a flood, did you know that there are fuel pockets all over the planet, this fossilized vegetaion is what makes your car run.

Only a great flood could create this.

fish fossils on the tops of mountains etc.

[pablo89212009]

@RespectMyHate fish in the mountains, that is easily explained, mountains sometimes are originally under the water, then by the action of the tectonic plaques they elevate. If you think that illogical, then you are very hipocrit because you are talking about covering the whole world with water. Besides the fossil fuel doesn't need a flood to exist, maybe you should check wikipedia. when you study geology in the university there is not a class about a giant flood.

[pablo89212009]

@RespectMyHate anyway, i see that you only see what the bible says and small evidence that confirms that, forgetting all the other and strongest evidence. im not discussing with you anymore, its pointless, im very happy there are not many people like you in my country.

[RespectMyHate]

@pablo89212009 People believe that life simply evolved all by itself, this idea is insanity, Currently there are hundreds of teams of the most brilliant minds in the world working 24 hr a day to create a single cell, from scratch, and if they ever do all this proves is that it takes an intelligence to create life, becuase there is no other way it could start outside of an intelligence.

God is eternal

[pablo89212009]

@RespectMyHate Agh, i try not to argue with you because of your ignorance, but a part of me tells me "educate this idiot". First of all, EVOLUTION DOESN'T EXPLAIN HOW LIFE WAS CREATED, BECAUSE IT PRETENDS TO EXPLAIN THE BIODIVERSITY, NOT THE BEGINING OF LIFE. Complaining abot that is like complaining because your refrigerator manual doesn't say anything about your hoven.

The idea of evolution is not insane, read wikipedia for chuck's sake

[MrTriplelogic]

hahahhaah In the Beginning there was Tyson!!!

[LilDrummerBoy74]

I heard about this back when I was in grade six and I remember thinking how stupid it all was!

[dompeeeee]

@sleazybtd...i didn't completely miss your point, I just don't thin tour point is relevant, i'm well aware of what goes on in politics so save the lesson for someone else and since your so angry about it, why don't you do something to change it instead of stating the obvious by wining on youtube about it on a scientific video's comment section, think about it

[MrJJ2K]

Evolution in progress.

The guy is genius.

[GodlessMorality]

It's hard not to develop a huge crush on this man! He is so funny, cute, entertaining, and oh so smart.

[OriakoPhi]

I can't believe that I've been watching Neil videos the entire night, I just can't stop. He is truly the Carl Sagan of our day!

[ciaochowbella]

Neil is drop-dead, nerd sexy.

[Zurround100]

YES, if we could get a SCIENTIST for prez instead of a goddamn RELIGIOUS person maybe we could accomplish something like a manned mars mission.

[sleazybtd]

@Zurround100 Unfortunately, the American public would never vote for a scientist. Americans WANT to be lied to. They want to be told comforting lies. Who are the biggest liars of all? Lawyers. That's why we have so many lawyers in government.

Wanting comforting lies is also why Americans are so religious.

I think we're phlucked.

[dompeeeee]

@sleazybtd I think and i"m going out on a limb here but perhaps you were lied to a few times growing up? idk just a thought

[sleazybtd]

@dompeeeee You completely missed my point.

Watch people and actually listen to what they're saying. Specifically, listen to the everyman when he's talking politics. You'll notice that most people don't care about the truth; it's all about satisfying their ego. People like that will never vote for politicians who try to give them the truth. They would rather live in their fantasy land and the politicians who reinforces their fantasy is the one who gets the votes.

[Andreazor]

Listening to Niel is like feeding your mind with candy, you just can't get enough of it and it feels so sweet!

[chillyelephant]

Too funny!!

[YMuradian]

He's like a brilliant physicist, a stand-up comedian, and an awesome moustache rolled into one.

[Talented3003]

i swear HE IS CRACK!  listening 2 him speak is Monsterously Addictive

[evilwatermelon]

im stuck right now and have been for the past three hours lol

[mofokitten]

this is his major strength: being able to convey science to "normal people". he knows that most people are smart enough to get it, but not everyone knows the math and the technical words used in science. i love the guy, and like you, are addicted to listening to him.

[blueshirt12]

@Talented3003 - I have to agree. I can't stop watching videos of him speaking. He's intelligent and humorous. It's a beautiful thing in this ignorant country if mine.

[MomoTheBellyDancer]

i do remember that Mars was very bright back then, forming very visible red star in the night sky.

[ZACHCOLOR]

neil is quite loud

[drowzy721]

maybe because he is talking into a microphone, he wouldnt be that loud if not talking to a large auditorium!

[RLore18]

There are no perfect circles.

[DJBoydsauce]

Neil for President!

[Logan800]

@DJBoydsauce he got my vote

[jmstowe]

@DJBoydsauce 100% agreed. He would be a great President.

[xxmdogxx1ify1]

@DJBoydsauce hes got better stuff to do

[Ninetyone11]

What a wonderful human being. Thanks Neil for telling it how it is!

[personalsinr]

Neil is the freakin man

[ohioworststate]

neil is awesome