We should not measure our space-faring era by where footprints have been laid.... We should measure our era by how many people take no notice at all. A legacy rises to become culture only when its elements are so common that they no longer attract comment.
Neil deGrasse TysonAs religion is now practiced and science is now practiced, there is no intersection between the two. That is for certain. And itโs not for want of trying. Over the centuries, many peopleโtheologians as well scientists - have tried to explore points of intersection. And anytime anyone has declared that harmony has risen up, it is the consequence of religion acquiescing to scientific discovery. In every single case.
Neil deGrasse TysonToday, in this, the 21st century, bedtime doesn't matter at all. All that matters is what you set for your DVR.
Neil deGrasse TysonYou should chose your heroes a-la carte. Picking and choosing from one and then another, thereby assembling a kind of composite hero. That way when you discover something reprehensible about any one of them it matters nothing to you because that's not the part of them that piqued your interest.
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