From: Beyond Belief 2006. Neil shows how humans throughout history have used god(s) to fill in the blanks of our knowledge. In a brilliant ending segment, he shows the connection of religion to the downfall of empires throughout history.
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enochit cuts off at the end but it's still an awesome lecture.
neil degrasse is fantastic.
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chilaxe"I have no need for that hypothesis."
Surely one of the greatest quotes in the history of the human intellectual tradition.
Tyson seems to be at the top of his game in this talk.
chilaxeSo do we modern secular intellectuals make use of any Gods of the Gaps?
My bet is all the talk of consciousness as a kind of invisible spiritual material is just another God of the Gaps, but I think we'll see within most of our lifetimes.
gwiz665>> ^chilaxe:
So do we modern secular intellectuals make use of any Gods of the Gaps?
My bet is all the talk of consciousness as a kind of invisible spiritual material is just another God of the Gaps, but I think we'll see within most of our lifetimes.
Indeed. Consciousness is the thing most people tend to think is mystical.
grubert says...I would even upvote Neil deGrasse Tyson's family holiday videos.
shole>> ^chilaxe:
So do we modern secular intellectuals make use of any Gods of the Gaps?string theory?
MilkmanDan says...That was fantastic and brilliant. The only negative is that it didn't show his entire talk, but still worth an upvote many times over!
Lodurr says...>> ^chilaxe:
So do we modern secular intellectuals make use of any Gods of the Gaps?
Our conscious experience is all gaps. We can make the gaps smaller but they are always there.
razzyl says...>> ^MilkmanDan:
That was fantastic and brilliant. The only negative is that it didn't show his entire talk, but still worth an upvote many times over!
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MilkmanDan says...Much appreciated Razzyl, I will check out the rest!
Uncle_Vinniesuch a good speaker
ForgedReality says...And again he proves that this man is a master orator.
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JanuariI just love him!... thanks for the promote... glad i didn't miss out on this one.
GeeSussFreeK>> ^ForgedReality:
And again he proves that this man is a master orator.
That's what she said
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