Best Explanation Ever! To A Fascinatingly Disturbing Thought! Dr.Neil DeGrasse Tyson

[yuiyoshida]

[CanSocDem]

1. A thoughtful and erudite answer....

...to a question nobody in their right mind, would ask.




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[Duppers]

8. the question of meeting beings from the universe

much more intelligent than us?

That's the question "nobody in their right mind would ask"?

Is that what you're saying?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Neil de Grasse Tyson is in his right mind and he asks it, as we should. nt

[brush]

2. Such a pleasure listening to this guy — brilliant. nt

[rurallib]

3. enlightening and humbling

[tclambert]

4. If we encountered a species as much smarter than us as we are smarter than chimpanzees,

I'm sure we would still insist on our superiority, our human "exceptionalism," and try to eat them. Of course, they would gently stop us and put us in a carefully limited habitat . . . which, now that I think about it, might look a lot like the universe we see around us, because they wouldn't want to distress us by allowing us to perceive that we are in a zoo.

[jtuck004]

9. We didn't even suspect... n/t

[central scrutinizer]

20. or...

[Enthusiast]

5. K&R! How completely awesome!

I appreciate Dr. Neil's explanation that we are comprised of the elements formed when ancient stars exploded. And that the ratio of these elements in our bodies match the ratio of the elements found in the universe.

That is indeed spiritual. Spiritual in a different sense than understood by those that pour over physical scripture. But more beautiful than any scripture composed by the hand of man.

[NewJeffCT]

6. replying now

so I can find later when I have time to watch.

[erronis]

7. I agree he very smart but this video is really preachy.

If I were serving on the supposed panel that he is part of, I would be very annoyed at not having a chance to have a word or a counter thought.

Perhaps if the background for his speech given here would be useful.

[SusanCalvin]

12. A transcript would be nice as well.

I'm not asking the OP to type one up, but if the original source included one, I'd generally rather read a transcript than watch a video. (Faster.)

[skamaria]

13. That's the kind of preaching i like.

Great sermon can we get an amen!

[heaven05]

23. the truth

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about our origin and physical makeup is preachy? Maybe you know more than he. I'd be interested in listening to your "words" or "counter thought" about what he speaks of on this video. But I bet in the end he'll be much more convincing and interesting..

[erronis]

26. Cool - I like your rant. Did you bother listening to what the other panelists had to say?

[63splitwindow]

10. Thanks!

The man is brilliant both as a scientist and as a communicator.

[MrMickeysMom]

11. Now, THAT is perspective...

I love Neil DeGrasse Tyson for his passion of explanation.

Surely, it will speed up our evolution!

[IHateTheGOP]

14. Science - trumps religion every time

[tclambert]

22. But it may take 400 years for the church to admit it.

[loudsue]

15. Brilliant and well said.

I'm feeling the love of my universe!

[diverdownjt]

16. The Universe is my religion.....

To study it is too find ourselves. To call me an Atheist is to completely underestimate
the depth of my disbelief in any deity. Religion is a scam set up by man to control other
men. The truth is out there....we must continue to seek it.

[gregcrawford]

21. I'm with you!

Anno domini Bippity-boppity-BOO!

[trof]

18. KNR

[IHateTheGOP]

19. Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings

[heaven05]

24. +1000

or burn witches among other travesties.

[gregcrawford]

27. Brilliant!

I'm SO stealing that!

[3catwoman3]

25. We are stardust...

We are golden.

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

[thesquanderer]

29. Actually, Joni Mitchell. (n/t)

[3catwoman3]

30. C, S,N andY's version is the one...

...that plays in my head.

[thesquanderer]

31. Me too.

But since JM wrote it, I figured give her her due on the words quoted...

[3catwoman3]

32. I don't know that I have ever heard her rendition.

I will look for it on YouTube.

[immoderate]

28. Interesting, but his suppositions are debatable.

And what's the difference (to us) between anything that ignores us, and nothing at all?

--imm