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Does this book align itself with any particular theory or religious belief about how the universe began?
Robert Narojek Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic book ☺

No wonder it is over 60 weeks on NYT Bestseller List (July 2018). As I know from various sources (YouTube, NETF…moreFantastic, fantastic, fantastic book ☺

No wonder it is over 60 weeks on NYT Bestseller List (July 2018). As I know from various sources (YouTube, NETFLIX - COSMOS, etc.) he (Niel) has very rare talent to speak about most complex scientific problems and outcomes of its discoveries. Also his book shows great erudite without typical for most scientists “flashy show off the EGO”. Tyson is humble and direct at the same time tackling biggest questions of our time. Truly one of the best books about “serious science” I ever read ☺

Of course one can tell from my review that I am a big enthusiast of science, so I will preach only to “the converted” and not to the people of the “evangelical mid west”, because what I noticed most of the time they love intelligent design and BIBLE and not real and undeniable science. So this book is not for the folks from Alabama, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma etc. – sorry guys I know that “Jesus loves you and most likely HE HATES SCIENCE” – ha ha ha I knew I got you going and boiling now ☺

On a serious note, how to justify the time and effort and, for my mostly American friends, the cost related to science and space exploration (NASA), well History shows that if we let people go to where their curiosity leads, great things come out of it. Let's take the discovery of quantum physics in the twenties of the last century. If we lived in those days, we would ask physicists: Why explore atoms? You can not even see them. However, 40, 50 years later, quantum physics became the basis of the information revolution, which according to some estimates generates ⅓ of global GDP. Tyson is not telling anyone what research should be done. We as people and Nations have to support financially all bold projects and then confront them with each other. This is my biggest take from this book. Read it with understanding and open mind and you will enjoy it immensly ☺


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Al Lock Considering that Neil himself points out how theories have changed over the past centuries, claiming the current theory is suddenly fact seems a bit s ...more
Jun 30, 2018 08:47AM
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Chris Blocker Robert, have you ever even been to the "Midwest"? I guess a better question is, "Do you know where the Midwest is?" Alabama? Clearly you don't know wh ...more
Aug 02, 2018 08:59AM
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Robert Narojek Congrats on your good self perception - it feels good I guess. The more of the world you will see, if you get a passport first, then you will notice t ...more
Aug 18, 2018 04:04AM
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