Neil deGrasse Tyson' All Time Best Arguments Against Religion 

Without religion, society flourishes.

My favorite point of Professor Tyson in this video is that he said he wants to be buried, not cremated. I do not even wish to be buried even in a formal grave. I figure that, when I feel my death is at hand -say, cancer -I will wander out into the desert or mountains nearby and intentionally swallow water into my lungs so as to drown, so to speak. I want to be food for the coyotes and crows and such creatures so that both my matter and energy will be recycled back into nature. I am a big fan of Professor Tyson.

To me, I'm fine with godspeed, because all it means to me is be safe!!

Science will fly you to the moon; religion will fly you into a building

I love man made pictures and stories of an invisible and unknowable god. The cognitive dissonance in the creators and followers is fascinating to watch.

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As an atheist, if I was about to be executed. Probably by some religious nut who has an issue with me not believing their nonsense. First I'd think about whether life has been good to me, considering my current situation - being executed and all - I'd be glad life isn't going to be bothering me much longer.

Personally I am a scientific pantheist. Meaning that I see the universe as its own entity and alive. Everything that happens within said universe is a product of evolution and the scientific method. My interpretation is a tiny bit of spirituality sprinkled in with a whole lot of science along with a sense of wonder and awe.

I just don't understand how a scientist can believe in god.

Reason 1 million: Exodus 22:3 states "“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution, but if they have nothing, they must be sold to pay for their theft." This was used many many times in the past to justify selling people into slavery. No, not make them work for someone, into actual _slavery_ .

Believing in a God is as primal as rubbing one out.

Praying accomplishes nothing. The universe does not care for your well being

I would have assumed that the lack of supporting evidence for the supernatural claims would have been sufficient reason for most people to give up religion. Nobody can threaten me with hell, because I have found no reason to blindly accept afterlife claims. The person you are dies, when your brain dies.

Arguments for religion Martin Luther King, Mahamta Gandhi, John Woolman, The Civil Rights Movement, The anti Slavery Movement. William James. Logic (Watch indicates watch maker).

Prayer happens when people have peers they admire. Shame on those who hold their lives and accomplishments as a standard for those who can’t reach such heights and hierarchy.

I'm typically right there with Neil. I found his godspeed bit to be pretty weak.

In secular countries women and children are better places to live.

God's peed.

Jesus is alive. Make him your savior. And receive eternal life..

God is Dead

Nonsense. Praying is not religious. Theists pray, plenty do and hate religion.

Tyson will look fondly back at the 50s and 60s when the U.S. was blazing new trails in technology and science. And when the vast majority of people went to church on Sundays.

Neil, Don’t speak about what your not sure about!!! Afterall what better way to decieve faith based believers by Satan then try to convience people a deity dosen”t exist.

I am angry at Tyson's slander against Isaac Newton. How can his clueless fans embrace his revisionist history?

Boy are you going to be surprised when you die and find out there is a God.

How some people suggest that science shows there is no God which is not true.

Although I did not listen to all of Tyson's quotes in this video, I am still wondering what his actual basis for rejecting religion is. His first example, citing that 90% of people who responded to the question - Is there a God who listens to your prayers? with a Yes. And Tyson saying that that answer means you are by definition religious, is not serious. In fact, it is the opposite - mocking, dismissive. We the viewers of this video (or original audience members, if any) have no idea who he is asking this question of or under what circumstance it is being asked, etc. We do not have any idea how he comes up with this 90% number. He also betrays a definite presumption of what this so-called god is supposed to be like. For one thing, he personifies it, that is, refers to it as having a human-like nature, as if it were a big daddy in the sky. He rejects the existence of this entity based on his own presumptions. Pathetic.

John 3:16