Neil deGrasse Tyson | If you want to assert a truth
"If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it’s not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson | no longer invoke your senses to judge what makes sense
"So, what you learn when you study science in general, but astrophysics especially, is that you no longer invoke your senses to judge what makes sense, or you no longer invoke your personal philosophies to judge what should be true. The universe is what it is, and it really doesn't care about your senses."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson | I’m a fan of what Mark Twain said
"I'm a fan of what Mark Twain said, he said; Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson | let the dark lord Satan show you the way
"Some have asked me where scientists turn after science has yielded no clear solution. I tell these people what my grandfather Charles Darwin told me: roll back your eyes, contort your body, and let the dark lord Satan show you the way"
Neil deGrasse Tyson