While astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson believes all individuals have a right to their own beliefs, he’s passionate about what should be taught in science class – science.What many people (politicians, pundits etc) refuse to accept is that Intelligent Design or Creationism is NOT science. Never can be never will be. Add to that these same people, in their repeated attempts to justify their position, have redefined what constitutes science to fit their own point of view. They equate real science with natural phenomena under the control of God. They fail to see science for what it really is. Science is not just a body of knowledge, it is also the process through which this knowledge is attained. Simply declaring that something is true because the Bible "tells me so" cannot be construed as science.
“If you have a religious philosophy that is not based in objective realities that you then want to put in the science classroom, then I’m going stand there and say no, ‘I’m not going to allow you in the science classroom,’” Tyson tells Bill.
Full Show: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com
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