Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Brutal Truth About Astrology! Our Breath Contains Molecules Jesus Inhaled!

Surveys find that roughly eighty percent of Gen Z believe in astrology and each allow it to influence major life decisions. But what would be sad is if that number got to a hundred percent, then this civilization just goes back to the cave, where everything that happened in the natural world was created by forces beyond our knowledge and understanding. So if you want to think you're not in control of your fate because the sun, moon, and planets are. It's a free country. But I'm creating meaning in my life. 'Cause I can control that. But is there anything that the universe does to influence us? Yes. Really? Yeah.

I'll tell you how. Ready? Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most recognizable voices in modern science who turns the mysteries of the universe into simple truths and simple truths into life lessons. As a scientist, it's disturbing how easily people divide each other based on skin color religion, what food you eat, what language they speak, and then they find some other philosophy that differs, and then they go to war. But when I step back with a cosmic perspective, you realize how ridiculous it is. Give me the cosmic perspective. Well, there's nothing that we can put on the table that can rival the measurements of the universe. And we are literally composed of stardust. So when people think they're different, they have DNA in common with all of the life forms on Earth. Like you have twenty percent identical genes to a banana. Excuse me. Okay We all do, not just you. And that's not it. There are molecules that went in and out of your lungs that are in China being breathed by people. And go further back. Jesus inhaled. So how's that the oneness with others?

That can't be true. And that's the next problem. People value what they think is true more than what is true. That's a recipe for the unraveling of civilizationism. No. But as a scientist, show me the data. And as someone that knows so much about the universe and objective truth, I've got a lot of questions. So what do you think is the probability of me getting to another planet in my lifetime? And then could you make the case that the universe is simulated by some sort of advanced life form? And also Did humans evolve at some point to believe? And do you think you would be happier if you believed in God? Oh, so you're gonna spice this up a bit. Okay. So Just give me thirty seconds of your time.

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