Thanks Karen. Thing is he's not exactly rabid. We'll get to the rabid folk later. Tyson is merely smug and glib, and his discourse is peppered with humour. I think that makes him more dangerous to science culture. It's harder to see how off-the-wall he truly is.
I would have only characterized Tyson as the Baron Harkonnen of science, and walked away from the topic.
Instead we get this:
“...What is it about their frame of mind that has helped bring about the most significant, consciousness-altering insights? That’s the story!...”
Solid gold Boxer observation. Great judo. Actionable.
(One possible answer to the above question is: “Faith lives at the boundary between the known and the unknowable, and Science often finds gems at such frontiers”.)
There's a line from Stephen Meyer during his Uncommon Knowledge interview with Tom Holland and Douglas Murray, when he says that a number of his science colleagues came to their faith in the existence of an intelligent universe not in spite of, but precisely because of their scientific research. It's one of those magical insights that I keep returning to, that never fails to stop me in my tracks and cause me to marvel at the wonder of creation.
When people get rabid making their arguments we should all be aware (or run for the hills!)
Thanks Karen. Thing is he's not exactly rabid. We'll get to the rabid folk later. Tyson is merely smug and glib, and his discourse is peppered with humour. I think that makes him more dangerous to science culture. It's harder to see how off-the-wall he truly is.
I would have only characterized Tyson as the Baron Harkonnen of science, and walked away from the topic.
Instead we get this:
“...What is it about their frame of mind that has helped bring about the most significant, consciousness-altering insights? That’s the story!...”
Solid gold Boxer observation. Great judo. Actionable.
(One possible answer to the above question is: “Faith lives at the boundary between the known and the unknowable, and Science often finds gems at such frontiers”.)
Intriguing reply... thank you, RDM. I agree. And thanks for the encouragement!
There's a line from Stephen Meyer during his Uncommon Knowledge interview with Tom Holland and Douglas Murray, when he says that a number of his science colleagues came to their faith in the existence of an intelligent universe not in spite of, but precisely because of their scientific research. It's one of those magical insights that I keep returning to, that never fails to stop me in my tracks and cause me to marvel at the wonder of creation.