Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes

I am not the opposite of theism. I am right in the middle of those non-believers and believers. It's not even about being agnostic or nastik. Why would I take a name given to me by my opposition? I am just a rationalist.

I'm an atheist and a humanist, so I have no desire to evangelize anyone.

The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.

Since I was not able wholly to subscribe to any one set of beliefs advanced by any 'guru' I had to fall back on my own, however derivative.

I have no beliefs of a religious kind.

I am a sworn atheist and therefore from my point of view the Talmud or the Koran don't constitute works of political philosophy but rather writings that stand in utter contradiction to concepts like logic, freedom, feminism, secularism, brotherhood - which are my ideals.

I don't like gurus. I don't like people who ask you to follow or believe. I like people who ask you to think independently.

How can you be an atheist and have an ideology to go with it? To be an atheist is to be free of some areas of belief. I don't see how that can become an ideology.

I have noticed that many who do not believe in God believe in everything else, even in the evil eye.

I went through the standard scientific atheist phase when I was about 14. I bought into that package deal of science equals atheism.

I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.

Anyone familiar with my work knows that I am extremely critical of all religious faiths.

Schools ought to teach students to challenge secular ideologies masquerading as science in the classroom.

I think I like big issues, but I don't believe in God or religion.

I'm not a religious person by any means. But I'm curious.

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.

I enjoy being Jewish, but I'm an atheist... I hate fundamentalism in all its forms. Jews, Catholics, Baptists, I think they are all potty and capable of destroying the world.

If you want to be told what to think, well, I'm not in that business.

Children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society…

Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought.

The proper business of a University is ... not to tell us ... what we ought to believe, and make us accept the belief as a duty; but to give us information and training, and help us to form our own beliefs in a manner worthy of intelligent beings.

Because morality is a social necessity, the moment faith in God is banished, man's gaze turns from god to man and he becomes socially conscious. Religious belief prevented the growth of a sense of realism. But atheism at once makes man realistic and alive to the needs of morality. Atheism alone is the surest way to morality.

I appreciate how central religion is in the lives other people, but it has never resonated with me. I imagine this is how lots of people feel about things I love, like rap music or, it turns out, sports.

I know too much about religion to be religious, so to speak, and I am not that stupid, either.

The message bombarding young adults from the leftist cultural elite is clear; you should think for yourself... by adopting my beliefs as your own.