The only accounting we had of the origins and the structure of nature was Biblical Genesis.
Neil deGrasse TysonYou will never find scientists leading armies into battle. You just wonโt. Especially not astrophysicists -we see the biggest picture there is. We understand how small we are in the cosmos. We understand how fragile and temporary our existence is here on Earth. We understand there are bigger problems we need to solve as a species than what God you pray to.
Neil deGrasse TysonI'm just recommending you find other things to base your spirituality on, rather than where science is yet to tread.
Neil deGrasse TysonThe last person I ever want working for me is someone who says 'that's not in my job description.
Neil deGrasse TysonTo learn more about science, turn off your electronic device and go outside and look around a bit. Nature is calling you. Go on. The internet will still be here.
Neil deGrasse TysonStars die and reborn [โฆ] They get so hot that the nuclei of the atoms fuse together deep within them to make the oxygen we breathe, the carbon in our muscles, the calcium in our bones, the iron in our blood. All was cooked in the fiery hearts of long vanished stars. โฆ The cosmos is also within us. We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
Neil deGrasse Tyson