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re: Neil deGrasse Tyson at Tulane
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:15 pm to Brosef Stalin
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:15 pm to Brosef Stalin
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He certainly hates religion.
He doesn't seem like the kind of person that's really into hate all that much.
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Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:16 pm to Cajun Revolution
I have no idea who this is, but I sure have been seeing a lot of people (yes, hipsters) posting his name around recently.
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:26 pm to Cajun Revolution
quote:LINK Here is a short interview of him explaining himself.
How a man that smart, who witnesses the wonders of the universe on a daily basis, can actually proclaim there is no God is beyond me.
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:37 pm to boom roasted
I'm a fan. Unfortunately can't make it to Tulane tomorrow. Maybe someone will post it on Youtube.
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:54 pm to FrenchJoe
I don't think he proclaims that there is no God. He's agnostic, which is a difference, compared to asshats like Dawkins.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:52 am to TigersforEver
Dawkin's "The God Delusion" is a best seller. He brings out some interesting points.
Anybody else here going to see Tyson?
Anybody else here going to see Tyson?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:54 am to FrenchJoe
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Dawkin's "The God Delusion" is a best seller.
So is the Bible. Does that fact lend it credence?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:59 am to McLemore
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So is the Bible
Except millions of people aren't indoctrinated from birth to read and follow The God Delusion.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:10 am to Cajun Revolution
He doesn't claim there isn't a god, he just doesn't see how, in the wonderful universe he observes on a daily basis, there is a petty god who cares whether creatures on one planet have premarital sex
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:54 am to TheIndulger
quote:I agree with this sentiment entirely. If there is some all powerful creationist being, I doubt he cares if I don't kneel in church, eat meat on Friday, or all the other minor shite that religions place importance on.
petty god who cares whether creatures on one planet have premarital sex
Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:07 am to Brosef Stalin
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Wonder how much atheism he'll try to push on the audience
I'd like everyone to take note how and why simple threads like this get derailed. Before some revisionist gets in here and starts claiming mean old atheists turned this into a religious thread, take note at how it turned into a debate about religion. Nothing about the original post said anything about religion, and Tyson may very well be one of the least outspoken science "popularizer" when it comes to his own religious feelings...but why would that stop someone who's gotten their panties in a wad by perceived slights by COSMOS? But since this type of thread derailment is coming from the majority opinion side, it's a-ok.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 8:20 am to Rickety Cricket
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Except millions of people aren't indoctrinated from birth to read and follow
made me think of this. LINKThis post was edited on 4/14/14 at 8:21 am
Posted on 4/14/14 at 2:09 pm to Andre
I might go tonight c
Posted on 4/14/14 at 2:11 pm to TheIndulger
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He doesn't claim there isn't a god, he just doesn't see how, in the wonderful universe he observes on a daily basis, there is a petty god who cares whether creatures on one planet have premarital sex
There's a huge difference between believing in God and believing in a religion.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 2:12 pm to TheIndulger
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He doesn't claim there isn't a god, he just doesn't see how, in the wonderful universe he observes on a daily basis, there is a petty god who cares whether creatures on one planet have premarital sex
And I would argue that is what makes him so great, that in the vast expansive universe, that he cares about YOU and what happens to you.
But people, just like his logic, write off that love because of some adversity like hurricanes or earthquakes is beyond ridiculous. I would argue those are people who just don't want or want to recognize Him in the first place.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 2:37 pm to TheIndulger
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He doesn't claim there isn't a god, he just doesn't see how, in the wonderful universe he observes on a daily basis, there is a petty god who cares whether creatures on one planet have premarital sex
That's pretty poor logic if that's why he doesn't believe in God. I'm not trying to convince you or him to believe in God, but just thinking that an omnipotent God wouldn't care about "petty" issues isn't really a good logical reason not to believe in God. Maybe it's a logical reason to believe that God doesn't care about petty issues, but to dismiss belief in God because of that thought process doesn't make sense.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 2:41 pm to twoliter
He's an agnostic, not an atheist, and its not something he talks about constantly. He pretty rarely brings it up, actually.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 2:45 pm to FrenchJoe
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I'm a fan
Yep, wish I could go.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 2:47 pm to Lakeboy7
He's overrated.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 2:48 pm to twoliter
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That's pretty poor logic if that's why he doesn't believe in God. I'm not trying to convince you or him to believe in God, but just thinking that an omnipotent God wouldn't care about "petty" issues isn't really a good logical reason not to believe in God. Maybe it's a logical reason to believe that God doesn't care about petty issues, but to dismiss belief in God because of that thought process doesn't make sense.
I would like to know what reason could anyone give for not believing in God that believers would accept and say "Well you do have a point there."
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