Free Will: Is The Debate Over?

"Does free will exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice sit down with astrophysicist Charles Liu sit down to discuss the existence of free will and whether physics allows for choice in our lives. 

"We explore cause and effect: how does uncertainty and chaos in the universe factor into free will? How important is the illusion of free will to society? What does a society that acknowledges a lack of free will look like?"

Click on the link below for a short (15 min) mini-debate by science giants venturing outside of their area of expertise regarding this major topic:

Two Astrophysicists Debate Free Will

Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Clear And Concise Rebuttal Of Religion

"In this video, Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how science and religion are *somewhat incompatible both in a historical and contemporary manner."

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Click on the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzfIE9SW-Jc

The Essence Of Science In Less Than 5 Minutes

 "Are UFOs actually alien spacecraft visiting Earth? They might be, says Neil deGrasse Tyson, but if you want to make that claim you better bring the evidence to support it. Eyewitness testimony is the lowest form of evidence. To measure what is true or not true in the world, we require data -- and when it comes to alien appearances, it's as astronomer Carl Sagan said: 'Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.' So what can you do to prove your alien abduction story? Take selfies, live-stream video to the internet, and if you happen to find yourself in a spacecraft getting your 'gonads poked', then grab an item from the alien lab as evidence before they release you back on Earth."

This applies no matter if the claim involves religion, alternatives to medicine, conspiracy theories, or any other pseudoscience. Click on the link below for the conciseness and wisdom of Neil deGrasse Tyson:

Want to prove aliens exist? Do this

Another Look At "Nothing"

"Nothing" (pun intended) is more argued about between theists and atheists than the meaning of it. Neil deGrasse Tyson does a good job, with humor, describing "Nothing" from a scientific view in this 14-minute video:

Click on the link below:

Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Nothing

The Wisdom And Communication Skills of NDT

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a well-known astrophysicist and science communicator. This 20-minute video is typical of his skills (including humor):

Best of Neil deGrasse Tyson Science vs Religion Part 1

Science-Based Thinking Is Not That Difficult

Some folks who are very intelligent and knowledgeable do not get this basic way of looking at reality.  Then again, some young children have no problem with it:

Neil deGrasse Tyson Applied Science to the Tooth Fairy

Yes, this is how adults should behave.

THE Problem in the USA

"When you have people who don't know much about science standing in denial of it, and rising to power, that is a recipe for the complete dismantling of our informed democracy."

"Science is an entire exercise in finding what is true."

"Out of this rising, new emergent truth, science is better than anything else we have come up with as human beings."

"When you have an established, emergent scientific truth, it is true whether or not you believe in it, and as soon as you understand that, the faster we can get on with the political conversation about how to solve the problems that face us."

"Science in America" (Neil deGrasse Tyson)

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The Passion Of Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Neil deGrasse Tyson is one passionate astrophysicist, and this collection of his most expressive, charismatic moments proves it. Thank you for all the nice comments and support!"

Those 6 Times Neil deGrasse Tyson Couldn't Contain Himself

Neil deGrasse Tyson Shows He Can Think Unscientifically

The link below is evidence that even the best of scientific minds can fail to always use it. It's curious that Neil deGrasse Tyson fails to see that this statement is as scientifically wanting as a religious apologist using the Fine Tuning argument for the existence of God.  Why?  Because science deals in probabilities.  The probability ("very likely") stated in both cases, without knowing the "out of" (the denominator), cannot be determined.

Neil deGrasse Tyson says it’s ‘very likely’ the universe is a simulation