Neil deGrasse Tyson On Aliens, Simulation Theory, and What Happens Inside A Black Hole

You had Obama make those comments about the subject of aliens. They're real b but I haven't seen'em and they're not being kept in Area fifty one unless they hit it from the president of the United States. No, no, no, no, no, no. Obama is scientifically literate. But if you have the aliens and you don't want the president to know, the president's not gonna know. So do you believe there's intelligent life in the universe? Well we have whistleblowers saying we have actual aliens. People testified we have aliens, that we have alien crash parts, so I don't see why they wouldn't be given the size of the universe. And what is the most pressing questions that people are asking right now about the universe? And the first thing I wanted to ask is Why are people so interested in going to the moon? It's geopolitical. China says they're going to the moon fifty years after we go to the moon and we all of a sudden decide we want to go to the moon? Is there an economic upside to it? No. No, no. I already answered you. I said we don't want them to go to the moon without us going to the moon. There's no laws up there, is there? Space law is a is a wild west at this point. It's like you owns the moon. Maybe. Well they're trying to figure that out. But don't delude yourself into thinking we ever went to the moon for science. Then or now.

Okay, next. Do you believe that we're in a simulation? I'm whiny about that, and I'll tell you why. And then can you explain what a black hole is like if you get sucked in. Okay. So you'll see the entire future history of the universe unfold. And then the difference in gravity between your feet and your head. gets greater and greater and greater. Eventually you'll snap into two pieces, likely separated at the base of your spine. And that's not even the worst part. And we'll get to that. And then just how small are we? Is there a most compelling UFO sighting that you can recall? Has your view of religion changed through all that you've learned about the universe? And what is the point of life? Wow. You have a good question.

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