Only when creative people take ownership of cosmic discovery will society accept science as the cultural activity that it is.
Neil deGrasse TysonIf you need to invoke your academic pedigree or job title for people to believe what you say, then you need a better argument.
Neil deGrasse TysonJesus Christ rose up from the tomb. Well, he's the son of God, and now he's like God's spirit at this point. Why would a spirit need to move a rock? Why not just pass through the rock? But also, why wait for the guards to go to sleep?
Neil deGrasse TysonSo while you're getting ripped apart head to toe as you fall into a black hole, you will also extrude through the fabric of space and time, like toothpaste squeezed through a tube. To all the words in the English language that describe ways to die (e.g., homicide, suicide, electrocution, suffocation, starvation) we add the term spaghettification.
Neil deGrasse Tyson