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Neil Tysons warning to America
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Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 7:44 am
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RE: Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 7:51 am
I love this guy Big Grin
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RE: Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 8:31 am
It faded in and out around 8:20. I take it the footage was truncated?
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RE: Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 11:46 am
Damn, I don't have a sound driver at work and can't listen to it.
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RE: Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 12:00 pm
(October 8, 2012 at 11:46 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: Damn, I don't have a sound driver at work and can't listen to it.

Essentially, he says.
Look at all the wonderful things that the Arab world did for mankind. Amazing! But only up until the 12th century, when Islam took hold and shut down all R&D (Research & development).

Now look at yourselves. All the wonderful things the US is giving to the world. Do you really want to go the muslim way and shut down all R&D?
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RE: Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 12:03 pm
The arab world was a fountain of knowledge at their time. Geez, I wonder what messed that up?
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RE: Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Essentially he points out that religions which are dominated by ignorant shits.....modern islam and fundie xtians.... will have us living in caves if left to their own devices while kowtowing to their invisible sky-daddy's.

But its worth listening to as Tyson makes the points pretty well.
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RE: Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Ahhh, I've heard him make that point before. I love that man.
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RE: Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Why is it - rhetorical - that everyone understands the truth of all this except the believers and defenders of the faith? Good vid.
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RE: Neil Tysons warning to America
October 8, 2012 at 9:31 pm
(October 8, 2012 at 12:03 pm)LastPoet Wrote: The arab world was a fountain of knowledge at their time. Geez, I wonder what messed that up?

Certain theologians saying that mathematics was from the devil.
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