Between The Rock and a Cold, Hard Place: Religious Discussion in America

My grandmother liked to say "my Father's house has many rooms." John 14:2

Yes, I know, some people say "mansions" and argue that John meant different physical churches, not different faiths.  But that's not what my Grandmother meant.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Badass - the Sequel

So we here at YBGP do pay attention to what you guys like.  And Mandi and I are impressed by your devotion to Neil deGrasse Tyson.  Our first NDGT post has recently become our Most Visited Post.  It's also one of the top ways people get here from Google (thanks Google! Welcome NDGT People!).


We are so impressed with how much you like NDGT, that I'm going back to the well to find some more of the reasons Tyson is a Badass.


NDGT is a busy man.  He has his own podcast/radio show, called StarTalk.



He tweets -

26 NovNeil deGrasse Tyson ‏@neiltyson

.@Brandon_Hubbard: I believe in God. No man knows when the world will end. // When asteroids head our way, you'll quickly believe in physics

And here are 7 ways NDGT is busy, bringing the awesome... 7 Days a Week.

The Will of God

..."even when life begins with that horrible situation of rape, that is something that God intended to happen." ...

"The only exception I have to have an abortion is in that case of the life of the mother. I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is that gift from God and I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that it is something God intended to happen."

                                       -Richard Mourdock, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Indiana

Friday Follies: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Badass

Really, really smart people - and I'm talking about more than high SATs here, more like your Einsteins or Hawkings - are worth a listen.  It's possible that there are more really, really smart people who exist, than the few who become famous.  But of the group of people who become famous for being really, really smart (and therefore are not only really, really smart, but also manage to be both functional and communicate those smarts well), Neil deGrasse Tyson is one who is fun to listen to.  And sometimes he talks about things that touch on the political.

So since there were no fun memes to explore this evening, I decided to indulge myself in listening to some of what Neil deGrasse Tyson had to say, and sharing some of the most interesting of those things with you.  Fair warning: he sometimes comes off as arrogant.  But that's because he's often smarter than everyone he's talking to, and I imagine that builds the ego a bit.  He's still interesting and thinks slightly differently than conventional wisdom (i.e. what more regular smart people think).