Neil deGrasse Tyson on "Intelligent Design" at Beyond Belief

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This clip picks up where the one I'm responding to ("Gods retreat from cosmology") leaves off -- it is advisable that you watch that clip first. Both clips are from Neil deGrasse Tyson's presentation titled "The Perimeter of Ignorance" at Beyond Belief 2006. Among other things, Tyson asserts that the religiosity of some of history's greatest scientists and their willingness to invoke the philosophy of intelligent design limited the scope of their inquiry into the natural world, to the detriment of scientific progress in general.

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Uploaded: May 30, 2007 at 2:22 pm
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1imax111 (November 27, 2008 at 5:18 pm)
id is stupid, and it shouldnt be tought in classes.
Omid45 (November 24, 2008 at 4:11 pm)
religion retards human mind, and understanding.
Naralas (November 19, 2008 at 4:43 pm)
Haha, I see Dawkins in the crowd!
VorlonEmissary (October 25, 2008 at 5:56 pm)
Interesting thoughts.

However, God did create the Universe, but in such a way as to allow it to live out its existence without His needing to micromanage it.

It will deteriorate over time and cease, as will all of His temporal creation. This is a concept that these "learned" scientists fail to understand.

It is not necessary that it be perfect, only efficient enough for the task for which it was created and no more.
MrJuenke13 (October 27, 2008 at 12:49 am)
Which Bible verse was that again?
scoots67 (November 4, 2008 at 9:39 am)
Did you miss the video this was a response to? The one where he mentioned Galileo said the bible told you how to get into heaven, not how it's run?

So, it doesn't matter if it's in the bible or not. The bible isn't all inclusive. And people who jump to the question you asked aren't thinking about the actual question or fully searching for answers.
blubro (November 16, 2008 at 11:11 am)
Genie's ass.
xRIKTERx (October 30, 2008 at 1:42 pm)
you base all judgements on "beliefs"...it's disgusting...
killugh (November 23, 2008 at 9:42 pm)
You and the scientists both base your understanding on assumptions. I don't think either of you have much to say on anything at all. Banging gongs the lot of you.
Invaishir (November 23, 2008 at 10:12 pm)
Religion does the same thing, but on a much bigger scale.

Bang your own gong slowly.