Intelligent Design Is Stupid: Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Intelligent Design Is Stupid: Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Intelligent Design Is Stupid
Neil deGrasse Tyson describes the absuridity of “intelligent design”. Sorry folks, the universe was not designed for us. Accept it, we’re nothing special.

Intelligent Design Is Stupid

Naming Rights / The Erosion of Progress by Religions
Neil deGrasse Tyson, an American astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium, discusses how Islamic fundamentalist destroyed the enlightenment era of the Middle East and why we should be concerned today.

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RealityBasedSteve Mon, Jun 10, 2013 6:54:08pm

I have to admit it… I’ve got a bro-crush on NdT every since the first time I saw him on YouTube.

RBS

cinesimon Mon, Jun 10, 2013 9:27:17pm

re: #1 RealityBasedSteve

Yeah he did a fantastic and hilarious talk - which ended up being something like 90-odd minutes - to the Skeptics Society a few years ago, and it’s still brilliant and relevant. Sadly, in some areas.
Here ‘tis:
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… you may need to reset the timeline.

Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Jun 11, 2013 1:22:42am

Unfortunately, he is preaching to the choir, those who are convinced of ID will not be budged from it by any sort of reason.

Cardio (formerly JRCMYP) Tue, Jun 11, 2013 8:06:37am

“Entertainment playground in the middle of a sewage system.” That’s just hysterical :)

surlymarv Tue, Jun 11, 2013 8:09:47am

“An entertainment complex in the middle of a sewage system. NO engineer would design that at all.”

Classic, I love deGrasse Tyson.

Origuy Tue, Jun 11, 2013 8:20:34am

It’s not original with deGrasse Tyson, the line appeared in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (with playground), and I heard before that from some standup (Robin Williams?). Props to him for using it though.

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