Has Neil deGrasse Tyson Ever Been Wrong?

[@StarTalk]

When thinking of 'Science's Greatest Blunders', which history making mistake in your opinion led to the most progress and benefit for humanity?

[@PragmaticHumanist]

Insulin, penicillin, LSD.....

[@lazyrusclubberlang5996]

The creation of false genders

[@nspiteofu]

Probably Planet X in my opinion. I mean, it's what led to Einstein developing the theory of relativity, right?

[@Stargazer78]

Marie Curie and radium

[@GrimReaper2786]

Quantum Physics

[@treiviek2]

The problem isn't being wrong. The problem is not being able to admit when you're wrong.

[@gwolks1008]

True, though I'd add that the problem is also not being willing to understand that being wrong is not a bad thing, but rather the only way to understand that which is right.

[@huldu]

The higher up you go on that chain the less likely people are to admit they are wrong, even if all the evidence points to them being wrong, they'll fight on that hill until the very end. Politics in a nutshell especially true in the crazy society we live in today, common sense was thrown out of the window.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

i disagree. oh, wait....

[@WITHINOHBOAT]

I think this may stem from the fact that a large percentage of people wait in earnest for others to make a mistake so they can dance and sing and point fingers and make an absurd mockery of the entire incident, just so they can massage their tiny little brains in some weird masturbatory self delusion that because someone else made a mistake, it makes them somehow smarter. Just a theory, of course.

[@Anomaly_Files18]

And Neil definitely has a problem with that as I can tell.

[@rustywater3219]

I thought i was wrong once, but I was wrong - not me

[@WubbyPunch]

You don’t use the same word twice, it takes away from the nuance of the joke. Say but I was mistaken

[@fergusofdalibor4264]

​@@WubbyPunch wacko, explaining the joke in the reply 🤡

[@efeocampo]

​@@WubbyPunchHe did not mean a joke... 😂

[@snacking5908]

Yes. Apparently you were wrong twice

[@snacking5908]

@@WubbyPunchyour way sucks. The original way is better

[@OldGeezerWithNothingBetterToDo]

I like to say that science is not the business of finding answers, it is the business of asking questions.

[@PeteOtton]

And then trying to figure out the holes in the questions.

[@NerdistAquarist]

The pairing of a scientist and comedian has never been done better than these guys.

[@CCR1964]

@NerdistAquarist @StarTalk more than that, Neil laughs so whole heartedly. It's so good to see so much joy and enthusiasm.

[@CCR1964]

I would like to be left in that room alone afor a few days, to check out all the goodies in there 🤩

[@Carol-td5jc]

The comedian is pretty darn smart also😂

[@Firefenex1996]

I often say star talk is as much chuck as it is neil for me. I get a little sad when an episode comes out and it's a different comedian.

[@TD-er]

@@Carol-td5jc Absolutely. In all these episodes he has picked up quite a lot of insight. So while Neil is getting to the point of what he is trying to tell, Chuck is beating him to the pun. This really is a great duo and I hope to see many more episodes with both of them.

[@johnskilly]

Forgive me if I´m wrong, but for a non academic, Chuck holds his own just fine in all these conversations. Not just in this video but all the ones I´ve seen. Well done to you sir!

[@DoctaDoon]

There is a distinction to be made between an academic and an intellectual

[@sfa8uss]

He is feed info before the sessions its scriptied 😅

[@josephnichols4129]

I would imagine his natural interest in science has allowed him to learn a few things as well. We all have hobbies that we know much more about than the average person.

[@larsolsen7698]

You're not wrong. He is very intelligent - he has to play the role of the "common man" but poses some very good questions and has good observations. Do they script it and play it out before filming? Probably but I guess that Chuck comes with some very important inputs.

[@ricrdoalbrto]

Chuck is definitely more knowledgeable and funny than the “common man” by a country mile!

[@thunder46350]

I love this. I am a Christian and I love this. I don’t believe I’ve ever heard or read that Mr. Tyson has ever said anything against the belief in God, but I know he has said things against beliefs that hurt people. I’m a scientific thinker and when I find truths that don’t align with my beliefs, it’s my goal to uncover what is wrong in my beliefs and correct it so that my beliefs align with truth. For instance, I don’t believe that the creation story in Genesis is a literal history of how everything was made. I believe that it’s a story that we tell our children so they understand that God is bigger than we can comprehend and that God cares about us. There’s just too much science that has been proven again and again for me to believe that our solar system, the galaxy, the universe was all made in 6 literal days. Thank you Mr. Tyson for taking time to wade into bigger issues.

[@jerotoro2021]

Yet, the Genesis creation account lines up pretty nicely with the current scientific understanding of how our planet formed. Of course it's very much simplified, for an audience that had very little scientific understanding or even language to describe the details of what happened. But reading the account from the perspective of a person standing on the surface, it agrees with science.

[@WhiskerDooz]

Right, so who's to say which parts of the books in the Bible can be interpreted literally? Which ones aren't allegory? Which ones aren't stories told by fallible humans doing their best to understand their world that was MUCH larger to them, than it is to us now?

[@RegicideDiverLLC]

That was almost artistic the way you worded that. Thank you for giving me the words I could never figure out

[@johndill6594]

The problem with science is that reality is best described using empiricism, but we all experience just a tiny microcosm of that reality. History cannot be confirmed empirically, so narratives are created to fill the void. Humans make narratives to try to explain observations, and science tries to confirm narratives with empiricism. But what happens when the empiricism gets hard, like abiogenesis or star formation? What happens is that your view of reality leans more on narratives than empiricism. When is “hiddenness” evidence against your position? Without empiricism, it’s not science against narratives, but narrative against narrative.

[@FUNGU5666]

Yeah but they don't though lmao ​@@jerotoro2021

[@Wh0isTh3D0ct0r]

I have four sisters. We grew up in a Christian home. One of my sisters has some especially strong religious beliefs. A few years ago, I asked her, "What if Jesus were to show up right now and tell you that your interpretation of the Book of Genesis was wrong. What would you do?" I'll never forget her reply. She said, "He would never do that."

[@francisco5434]

Some personality types adopt belief systems with fervent ardor to create stability in s chaotic world. They usually cherry-pick self-affirming parts and ignore any other parts that don’t fit their beliefs. It’s usually in politics or religion. I too had this conversation with my stepsister, and told her of a passage in the Old Testament in which God stated a punishment for anyone who changed a word of his scripture. The only logical reason to warn us is if it is possible to do so. Considering there are multiple religions and offshoots with different religious texts, and most have been ruled and governed by patriarchal societies it is a certainty that men have changed the word of God to further their own greed for power, wealth, and control. It is accepted that scripture is inspired by God and written by man. God gave us eyes to see but minds to reason and comprehend. Did your sister know that in Genesis of the KJB there are two versions of the Genesis story told back-to-back? They are slightly different and were written in different styles, meaning two separate authors. That by definition means Jesus could say exactly what you stated. Go check it out.

[@vincentwiddershoven2122]

This is genius in multiple levels!! Loving it. 👍👍

[@Educated2Extinction]

People who believe they are capable of understanding a being who created the universe are just as ridiculous as people who believe they have a sufficient understanding of the universe to rule out the existence of a creator.

[@thehound9086]

If there's a God, he most definitely has never contacted me, or shown a presence in any way shape or form. There are approximately 2000 God's worshipped in the world. I only believe in 1 less than most! 👍😜😂

[@CheeseWyrm]

​@@thehound9086 Hmmm, you paraphrased Ricky Gervais - credit to him eh?

[@LSA30]

The difference between a critical thinker and a blind believer is that the former knows that the unknown is larger than the known, and there is always room for knowledge growth; conversely, the latter will claim to have all the answers and ignore anything that contradicts them.

[@reaperbsc]

The smarter a person is, the less sure they are in general. Unless it's been proven. Because they understand that there is much they do not know.

[@Giantmonkeynuts]

@LSA30 I need this statement to go on a 2025 calendar.

[@jeffs6090]

​@@reaperbscaka...the smater someone gets, the dumber they realize they are.

[@jhayden1111]

Your smart-not you can blindly believe in god and also know that we have more to learn about the universe.

[@dewardroy6531]

What an odd thing to say.

[@morghana3775]

As a teacher and understanding cognitive processing, we learn more when we make a mistake then when we are right.. Have to say, it is disconcerting how easy it is for so many people to be presented facts, strong theories and compelling information and they dismiss it because it doesn't follow their "beliefs"..

[@angusnaidoo7309]

Don't learn too much if this is the cost. 21:30 Temper with self reflection about possibility of being wrong.

[@sironaldkemo]

Their families and friends go to their church so they enjoy the friendship but may not believe in their religion, yet happy to stay in it.

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

And what of your "beliefs"? Science has a mechanism for self-correction. Do you?

[@realhardfax]

Speak for yourself. I’m obsessed with science and still believe in God. Just like every scientist is not an atheist, not every believer is against science or ignorant of its contributions and yes, conflicts with creationism. Science doesn’t explain EVERYTHING neither does the Bible but if you’re using it as an end all be all to our human experience and way or understanding the world around us and its origins. You’ll be in a limited place, which is why I thoroughly appreciate both aspects. Faith (not religion) and Science (not the scientist) are both needed for a deeper connection to our reality. 🧪 🧬 🪐 🔭🙏🏻❤

[@BedroomBeethovens]

Terrance Howard rushing over to youtube so fast

[@deonte1981]

1x1≠1 haha

[@grierwillis5045]

The wave conjugations are never wrong, “they” just want you to think that.😂

[@PhillyRealtorPro]

😂😂😂😂

[@gipadonimus]

The perfect comment lol 😂

[@joelhubeny7554]

He went Crazy and didn't understand Math. Multiplication Is counting Groups. if you have one Group with No one in it that is 0 Groups. Like a Party with No People. so 1x0=0

[@MachineCake]

As a scientific thinker, I like to say that "I don't wish for everything that I believe to be correct; I wish for everything that is correct to be what I believe."

[@rahmelg]

How does that look in your life when it comes to faith or philosophy? I’m curious

[@ajchoppa4887]

Seeking truth i guess​@@rahmelg

[@magthepoboy]

​@@ajchoppa4887sounds like a good answer to me.

[@Terrinox]

​@@rahmelg i don't like to speak for other people but i think they are not spiritual in any way and in terms of philosophy... well, that's something they have to answer for themselfs

[@rahmelg]

@@ajchoppa4887 what does that look like tho? When different answers may lead you to 2 different claims of truth that each contradict the other

[@oldcowbb]

5:07 that is not going to work, the general public hate when you express uncertainty, they see it as you being incompetent

[@sheldon123ize]

Exactly and they will follow the lead of an incomplete TRUTH which eventually gets found to be true incompetence

[@marie-clairelafleche4448]

The sign of a healthy mind is to entertain that you might be wrong, and look at the evidence to tell you. You might be correct, but value knowing the truth over winning the argument because no one is born with all the answers. Accept when you're wrong, so you can be correct every time after. This was a pretty good episode. Thank you!

[@ThePyre666]

Effectivement.. crissment bien dit!!

[@ddmansfield3677]

Sad to say but my brother and sister in law, will not entertain that they may be wrong... They just tell me I'm wrong and lost... They refuse to cenced that they may be wrong....

[@theferalceo]

The sign of a healthy society is a healthy mind. Our society has always been very ill.

[@muyspicypepper8258]

"Sounds like a sausage" while patting his back was unintentionally hilarious 😂

[@thegiovannimauro]

I thought that too, then I was like, "oh he meant the scientist's name sounds like a type of sausage..."

[@alger8181]

And to add to the Right, Wrong, Correct, Incorrect thing, please note this... It's from Kevin Smith's movie "Dogma". "I think it's better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier. Life should be malleable and progressive, working from idea to idea permits that. Beliefs anchor you to certain points and limit growth. New ideas can't generate. Life becomes stagnant."

[@judyfps5059]

Funny how media can come up with very profound statements hidden within the entertainment

[@EriVanLifeScape]

Belief can be malleable. People refuse to be malleable to suit their agendas. Whether it's the comfort of conformity for the layman or the prestige associated with fame.

[@michaelfearns4085]

I’ll never get over how much I love Neil’s laugh. Never had the pleasure of meeting him, so of course I could be wrong…. it just seems to me to be a genuine expression of happiness / joy, as opposed to most people who sound canned, rehearsed and to not quite understand the concept of the humour they’re ‘enjoying…’ Also a pleasure to watch StarTalk, a huge fan

[@kadebarry]

On several occasions you have belittled those who disagreed with what you believed to be the current state of "the science." I'm thinking about the COVID vaccine preventing, rather than reducing the effects of, the disease, preventing the spread, and lack of serious side effects; that GMO foods are no different than organic, when the most common GMO is used to make grains resistant to glysophate, which studies now show to be a likely carcinogen and have other serious health concerns. I still trust what you say about astrophysics and find you a great source of entertaining information on the subject. But on other fields you are just a layman. Live with it.

[@AngryAmphibian]

Truth be known Tyson also says wrong stuff in astrophysics. His explanation of the rocket equation was completely wrong. And he was telling Chuck that the James Webb Space Telescope is parked at the Sun-Earth L2 point in earth's shadow. There are many examples.

[@ashwilliams4959]

He's a paid mouthpiece. Used to be 100% astrophysics until he went on joe rogan, got noticed and bought. Then he was a vax expert and a political expert

[@GiogAcc]

Yeah Tyson loves to hear himself talk, doesn't let others be right so he will say no, then paraphrase. He has to be the smartest in the room or else he gets rude

[@SpaceFrogFromOuterSpace]

Chuck's rant is so on point👌 Bro needs a new stand-up special. His sense of humor synergieses so well with the wisdom he has aquired from Neil and other experts over the years.

[@Stevestevestevestevestevesteve]

No he doesn't

[@robertwalkup2054]

balance. as all things should be.

[@TerencioHorto-iw7fq]

Chuck is great !

[@Stevestevestevestevestevesteve]

@TerencioHorto-iw7fq yeah breathtaking

[@Toketildeath]

As a 20 year career auto detailer.. I cannot express in words the amount of glitter in male driven cars I have found.

[@Pittie21]

😂

[@Rjensen2]

Well yeah, strippers. 😂

[@jamesholbrook6734]

I hate to say this, but it sounds like somebody was inviting the “oldest profession” into their car.

[@NadolfBitler]

Those guys all got home at 18:15 instead of six o'clock.

[@HOCMYFITEGRE]

I love that this is even the topic of ur vid bro u got my respect as my personal astrophysicist I never watch or click on to comment

[@MrPeterschmit]

I was hoping Dr Tyson would mention the helicopter incident, wherein he had said if a helicopter's motor failed that it would drop like a rock. Logical but wrong. And when a pilot corrected him he very graciously accepted that he had indeed been wrong and he was thankful for the lesson. It was imo a perfect example of greatness.

[@EdwardCurrent]

And he wouldn't have made that mistake if he were a helicopter pilot instead of an astrophysicist. Moral of the story: Regardless of how authoritative someone seems, take anything that's outside of their field of expertise with a grain of salt.

[@erumaaro6060]

the funniest thing is that he would only need to change a single letter to make the statemen true: "If the Rotor fails, it drops like a rock."

[@oscarmedina1303]

Learning how to do autorotation is definitely a lesson in pucker power.

[@scotthime6928]

It was a perfect example of a person whose thinking is fundamentally broken. When he is wrong, it's just a little hiccup. When other people are wrong, they are spouting "misinformation" - sometimes even when they are not verifiably wrong. The real disinformation is suppression of ideas, and he is just as guilty as any. More damage was done with the COVID "hiccup" than just about anything in history, and he was at the forefront of the witch-burning.

[@WhiskerDooz]

Seems like it'd be easy to conflate "engine failure" with total prop failure. If the prop isn't able to spin, there's no chance for auto-rotating into a landing.

[@anyliser187]

Im never wrong just incomplete

[@KalmWolf84]

Nonsense your wrong at times just like the rest of us 😂

[@jeffs6090]

You're definitely incomplete by writing without punctuation.

[@anyliser187]

Hence....duh!

[@badassgenevideos]

​@@jeffs6090incomplete indeed! 😂😂😂

[@plasticfood123]

I'm never wrong just misinformed

[@jonathaneggers2907]

I love the comment “I started climbing the wrong ladder to find the place I thought she meant”. Out of context it’s funny, in context made me laugh even harder with how our English language works.

[@seanlefloch]

People want life to be like chess-structured, with clear rules and a limited set of possible outcomes. In reality, life is more like poker. We work with a limited number of known variables, but as we gain more experience and information, we constantly update our decisions to account for both known and unknown factors. The best possible answer you can give in any moment is: “This is the best answer I can give based on the information I have right now.”

[@aryaazizi9312]

well said

[@seanlefloch]

@ 🙏🏻

[@daveruggles4450]

Albert Einstein's views on God were complex, and he changed his views over time. He believed in a God who revealed himself in the harmony of the universe, but not in a God who intervened in human affairs. He also believed that the problem of God was too complex for humans to answer with a simple "yes" or "no".

[@frankbutterworth4257]

spinoza

[@jeffcooke4213]

This is a perfect explainer to mention, I wish I could tell Neil that the album "Dark Side of The Moon" is about an Eclipse, not the belief that the far side is always dark. And he should give it a listen some time, he might enjoy it. If only I could tell him that.

[@Xennix]

People who are no fan of Neil hold this against him. He takes care of what he is saying and not talking about things he doesn't know about. Combination with his self confidance annoys people. Those people are annoying.

[@wilmaroles4375]

Like humor not he has inspired and encouraged many people to become more than they would have been. Also lots of entertainment.

[@firefly4f4]

I believe this is demonstrably wrong. People, including myself, have pointed out numerous factual errors in his video now titled, "What do rockets use as fuel?", and to my knowledge he has never retracted or apologized for those factual errors. The two most immediately things wrong in that video: 1a) That the shuttle/SLS boosters burn air as part of their mixture. Both use amonium perchlorate as an oxidizer which makes up about 70% of the propellant mass in each. They do not burn an air as part of their operation, and it's actually relatively common for solid boosters to be used as upper stages as well, like the shuttle's own inertial upper stage. 1b) As it's related, he claims the SRBs are shed from the shuttle/SLS stack as there's no longer enough air for them to operate. Again, the boosters don't use external oxygen. They're dropped once they've depleted their fuel and are therefore just empty shells, therefore those they can be discarded as they're no longer useful. 2) The hydrogen portion of the external tank is about twice as large as the oxygen portion, and the reason for this is because water is H2O. The oxygen tank was 553,358 L, while the hydrogen tank was 1,497,440 L, so ~2.7x larger, which is a non-trivial amount. The result being water is NOT the reason for the tank size difference, even on a "layperson" level that's wrong.

[@c.j.giordano2129]

@@Xennix Neil is a science worshiper. He should keep his trap shut about the topic of god because he doesn’t know what he is talking about. And the science that he worships requires some kind of moral and metaphysical basis.

[@littlegravitas9898]

As if to prove your point, a bunch 9f annoying haters appear beneath your comment

[@alanjackson1015]

@@c.j.giordano2129 How to say you are closed minded, highly religious, and scientifically ignorant without actually saying that. SMH

[@hazmatt4637]

The best part about discovering that I'm wrong is that I don't have to be wrong anymore.

[@NigeriaMadness]

Permission to use this line (if it's your intellectual property)

[@MeganFleming-zs9gj]

19:26-- well stated-- addressing a psychological barrier surrounding religion and faith 🤔. Mad respect to Chuck D 🫡✌️!!

[@bradypaschall2070]

4 seconds in, my immediate thought: Is Pluto coming back?!

[@TheMrDarius]

Pluto will always be a planet in my heart. 😂😂😂

[@francisco5434]

Naw, that’s just Goofy. 😉

[@Jul-66]

Being a dumb ol' planet is 'old-hat'; being the OG KBO and flagship plutoid is where it's at!

[@MarilynFromTarotClarity]

🤣

[@belkyhernandez8281]

😂

[@TammieL4545]

I love Chuck's Mercury retrograde dialog. 😂😂

[@NickHawaii]

🦋🦋🦋🦋 Butterflies alone prove there is an amazing Designer. 🦋🦋🦋🦋

[@elgadz]

"Within wrong, you can bracket a little bit of right" that's one of the best quotes I've heard from Chuck

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Truly! I mean... when you think of it like the mathematical "union" of two overlapping fields--somewhat like Yin & Yang--it makes perfect sense. NOTHING in this Universe is super hyper simple, black or white, one or zero, right or wrong. Even when we discuss concepts such as Gravity, there *are* indeed places or spaces or moments where what we consider to actually BE Gravity... doesn't really make any sense. Black Holes aside, there are other circumstances when Gravity might be so trivial, it wouldn't even be a thing.

[@J040PL7]

Ima say that next time I do a test 😂

[@RetroGamingSwedenMusic]

It is also used daily by the world leaders, politicians and OF girls.

[@WubbyPunch]

There is one instance I can remember where Neil was wrong. It was in a short clip, which I’m sure was part of a larger video, where he mentioned that if the sun magically disappeared, we would be plucked out of orbit before we even realized the sun was gone. He claimed that, although it would take a few minutes for the last rays of sunlight to reach us, gravity acted instantaneously. This is completely incorrect because gravity propagates at the speed of light. Nothing exceeds that speed limit. In fact, you could even argue that the expansion of the universe isn’t actually faster than light. If expansion occurs at the speed of light at two points in space located between two objects, the effect would be that the distance between those objects increases at twice the rate of the expansion at each point. This happens because both points are receding from one another, leading to a cumulative effect that gives the illusion of superluminal motion, even though no single object is moving faster than light relative to its local surroundings.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

That's actually really funny. I've heard every episode of StarTalk from beginning to (working my way through) 2019 and he's mentioned this many many times and hasn't been wrong-speed of causality. So, I wonder why he let that slip-up happen, and where.

[@pretty5793]

I disagree when you say “nothing exceeds speed of light”. Theoretically quantum mechanics entanglement isn’t faster than speed of light but that is what is known. It is a theory not a law.

[@victorro8760]

I remember him saying that it's thermodynamically impossible for 2 people cuddling to both feel warmth but he didn't take in to account that the human body is continuously generating heat and by cuddling, one is reducing one's surface area of heat dissipation resulting in an increase in temperature. Poor wife.

[@WubbyPunch]

@@pretty5793this is a misconception, because you can’t force an entangled particle to change spin without breaking its entanglement to the other particle. Only random switching can happen which rules out any kind of communication. The correlation might be instant but no communication or “data” can be sent.

[@thoughtlesskills]

@@HedonisticPuritan-mp6xv It's ok. You can be scared, that's your right.

[@welrod94]

All we wanted was him to admit he was wrong and say sorry! Im 15 mins in and he is still making excuses

[@kylehoppmann9952]

Who's "we"

[@hectorj.romanp.]

I have been wrong several times regarding: - Predicting the outcome of some situations. - Diagnosing the cause of some situations. - Judgment about some people. - Grammar. - History.

[@neo_bellic]

mathematics. We've all been wrong in that.

[@jerotoro2021]

The legitimacy of canned pasta as an edible food product

[@SirQuantization]

Several times? You mean a several million times.

[@frankcoverjr.-jz3ne]

Thanks for pronouncing Tycho Brahe’s name! I have been wrong, lo these 69 years.😊

[@ahall9839]

Doesn't matter, if you're speaking a foreign name you're mispronouncing it no matter what. Even Neil here pronouncing it the "correct" way with his faux Danish accent is still only somewhat closer to a natural pronunciation, and even then he immediately reverts back to his American accent.

[@alalalala57]

​@@ahall9839 It's literally the thought that counts

[@erobusblack4856]

E_total = ∑[E_nucleon * (1 - exp(-r/λ))] This equation describes the stacking effect of nucleons and yields gravity as an emergent force. The variables are: - E_total: the total electromagnetic field - E_nucleon: the electromagnetic field of a single nucleon - r: the distance between nucleons - λ: a characteristic length scale

[@SuperiorDave]

When I'm feeling down, these two guys bring me back from that dark place, and they make me happy again.

[@theinfinityspiral]

It's comfort food.

[@thisguythatisme]

"The level of belief of I place in something will always be proportional to the evidence that supports it." That is one of the most perfect phrases I've heard. I will hold onto that quote forever.

[@zhamed9587]

Which is why there is overwhelming evidence for God and Islam.

[@happyspaceinvader508]

@@zhamed9587There’s copious evidence for the existence of man-made belief systems such as Islam, Christianity, Judaism, etc. We can observe people following those religions, their places of worship, the books they read. On that basis, I believe those religions exist. But there’s little to no evidence for the existence of a god. So I am less prepared to believe in that.

[@zhamed9587]

​@ Observing people following those religions and places of worships and the books they read implies that they are man made? What kind of logix is this? No, we know that God exists through many ways. From the fine tuning of nature, to the miracles brought by the Prophets of God.

[@theboombody]

Glad underdogs don't always believe the same.

[@RFCircle]

Great recipe for not achieving anything in life. If I were to wait for proof/evidence etc. for what I would achieve in my life in order to believe I can and take steps towards it, I would have never tried. Most of the things/inventions people come up with don't have proof/evidence in the beginning. Maybe you should use your memory to remember something more useful.

[@PrinceAlberts]

“If you don’t recognize that that’s coming from you, you’re going to project it into everything you see!” This is such a great quote that applies to psychology as much as Astronomy.

[@saxmanrex]

Dear Neil and Chuck: please keep it up: what you're doing is excellent work!!!!

[@WAVEZCLUB]

Neil made a 20 minute video to say "YES"... now thats how you make content lol

[@weschilton]

But the distinctions ARE important.

[@gumslinger11]

Honestly he didn't really say yes.... he said, "No, im never wrong, and by virtue of the way i think, i can never be wrong."

[@RetroGamingSwedenMusic]

@@gumslinger11 At least he didnt admit what he had been wrong about.

[@calebsmith7179]

@@gumslinger11 he actually admitted to being wrong all the time. But he also went into the different levels and types of wrongness, and the type of wrongness the person was asking about is something he believes he hasn't committed.

[@robertagren9360]

Yes

[@JamesTermy]

I really find this video insightful, and I think it’s something I’d want to revisit whenever I need a reminder to handle being wrong with more grace. That said, while I appreciate the discussion, I feel like the video is missing a sense of closure. It seems like he never fully finished the conversation with her or truly understood why she asked the question. My guess is that she was indirectly trying to gauge his humility-whether he’s the kind of person who can acknowledge mistakes. Sometimes, people respect transparency more than confidence. If that was her intent, I think it may have gone over his head.

[@SpicyMelonYT]

19:22 Chucks humor makes me forget sometimes that he is quite smart too!

[@CCSMrChen]

9:12 the zoom in effect is chef's kiss. Editor-san is great.

[@RDnAC]

I love you guys “I’ll be home at 6 but you come in 6:15 covered in glitter” 😂😂😂

[@concerned.dane.451]

Pad on the back from Denmark 😀"Tycho Brahe" spot on! Great episode guys 👍

[@HaveAGreatDay54]

I have been wrong, I am wrong, and I will be wrong again. This is when I learn how to be right. No one can ever truly 'know' anything other than the status of their own consciousness.

[@GurbyTheGreat]

Found the philosopher

[@brianbuckley1981]

....and even THAT is suspect...!

[@Drimirin]

*Hits Blunt

[@LarkBlue-ek8wq]

This is a brilliant statement! Yoda, is that you?

[@vernonhowell4485]

This is the best show on KZbin! Love you guys!

[@Raphyes]

The chemistry between the two of you is awesome and make this channel great. 👍

[@marmantole]

We saw you on Jeopardy, Neil. No need to explain 😂

[@oscarmedina1303]

A "moon"...... LOL

[@gravityrules]

Don't ever think that Neil's exuberance paints him as a know-it-all. When he explains an answer to a question posed to him, he is honestly and humbly responding based on current research. He is first to admit that it is perfectly OK to say, "I don't know," as opposed to saying his conclusion is right for fear of being ridiculed. His approach is admirable and necessary, pending further research, in the quest for truth. His integrity is far above and removed from the realm of conspiracy. If you disagree with him, contact him and have a discussion. Teachers and politicians, take heed.

[@vernontorbett515]

Don't tell me I'm wrong tell me how I'm wrong

[@crazykhespar8487]

No. You're wrong but I dont have to tell you anything!

[@intoxicary]

Well, to begin with you forgot a period.

[@JZsBFF]

@@intoxicary You forgot a comma.

[@Celebrindal333]

Of course he has, no one is perfect. In order to get as smart as he is he would have had to be wrong several times in order to get to where he’s at.

[@wali6707]

I love Nelly T. He’ll explain how gravity is a theory and how we absolutely know what it is in a condescending manner at the same time. I love science and nescience.

[@amberrambo]

Best co-host ever. Great yin and yang.

[@jesusgaud8]

Terrance Howard clicked on this video faster that he can say 1x1=2

[@martymart42]

4:36 Terrence Howard is right one times one is two. Lol. I knew what he was getting at and it does make sense it should be two to a certain point. But times a number with another number will always keep the number the same because there's nothing more than that one to times it by now if he said one times two is two I can understand that. Or maybe we are just been overly indoctrinated the wrong way I don't know who knows. I really don't think it matters. Lol😅

[@georgesheffield1580]

Try again , Incomplete first grade arithmetic.

[@georgesheffield1580]

One times one is ONE.

[@victorro8760]

@@martymart42 Buy 1 apple every time you go to the grocery store. Go to the grocery store 1 time. How many apples do you have?

[@HeatherMas0n]

LOL

[@Ilovelife20101]

"Dr. Y. J. Rao, Head of the Geology Department, Osmania University, Hyderabad, was an appropriate person to witness the transmutation of solid rock to another substance with a valuable spiritual lesson thrown in for good measure. One day at Puttaparti Baba picked up a rough piece of broken granite and, handing it to Dr. Rao, asked him what it contained. The geologist mentioned a few of the minerals in the rock. Baba: "I don't mean those something deeper." Dr. Rao: "Well, molecules, atoms, electrons, protons ..." Baba: "No, no deeper still!" Dr. Rao: "I don't know, Swami." Baba took the lump of granite from the geologist, and holding it up with his fingers, blew on it. It was never out of Dr. Rao's sight, yet when Baba gave it back to him its shape had completely changed. Instead of being an irregular chunk it was a statue of Lord Krishna playing his flute. The geologist noted also a difference in colour and a slight change in the structure of the substance. Baba: "You see? Beyond your molecules and atoms, God is in the rock. And God is sweetness and joy. Break off the foot and taste it." Dr. Rao found no difficulty in breaking off the "granite" foot of the little statue. Putting it in his mouth as directed, he found that it was sugar candy. The whole of the idol, created instantly out of the piece of granite, was now made of candy. From this Dr. Rao learned, he said, something beyond words and far beyond modern science, in fact, beyond the limits of the rational mind of men today. He is a great enough scientist and man to realise that science gives but the first word: the last word is known only to the great Spiritual Scientist." ~"Sai Baba Man of Miracles" p.156

[@Geohillierneo]

I find it incredible that even 2000 years ago, people were able to identify specific planets and monitor their movements (reasonably accurately). That blows my mind.

[@jemezname2259]

You probably live in a city so you don’t see the night sky. Those of us who are lucky enough to live far from city lights have no difficulty keeping track of Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars. We even see Mercury occasionally. Ancient people have no bright lights so of course they watched the night sky.

[@jemezname2259]

I should have included the fact that the planets are differentiated by their movement across the sky. The stars appear fixed in place while the planets move against the starry background. It’s very noticeable if you watch the sky night after night.

[@Geohillierneo]

@@jemezname2259 Nope, not a city boy, and love watching the night sky. That doesn't make it any less impressive to me though that 2000 years ago, without telescopes, photographs or any other kind of technology, they were able to achieve that. When you look at Mercury without a telescope, it's hardly distinguishable to the human eye alone in a sky full of stars, but to originally spot that, and then the next night identify it again and so on and so forth, and then build a fairly accurate tracking record of that planet (among others) considering there would have been many nights when they couldn't see it at all from where they were on Earth.... Colour me impressed 👌🤷‍♂️

[@PeteOtton]

At least 5000 years ago. I guess it was a way to pass the time.

[@RyanParker-x7d]

​@@PeteOtton yea it would've been a family thing I think. Also nice to do while you keep watch.

[@Masoud-o4q]

15:29 is killing me😂😂😂😂

[@Tygreton87]

Yeah 😂😂😂😂 I laughed at loud too 😂😂😂

[@ChuckyD]

This conversation captivated me and I enjoyed it's straightforwardness. Whether it be science or religion, truth should always be the standard. Even the bible says, "God repented that He made man." Was God admitting that He was wrong?Even more so, If God the Creator does not reveal Himself does it even matter that He exists? I conclude that being able to admit we are wrong, while seeking for answers is how we truly grow and learn. I don't believe wisdom comes by chance but through true application of the great minds that study and teach it. Definitely look forward to more conversations like this.

[@phyoeminkhant1]

Wow finally After watching all his videos I'm getting his startalk video early during the time of upload

[@kyjo72682]

8:56 omygaaawwd, Mercury in retrograaaade... rofl, almost p-ssed myself :D

[@everyoneBWARE]

Sameee😅😂! I need a crystalllll 😭😅

[@bchisolm44]

🤣🤣🤣 something is wrong with Chuck

[@STVSH]

This was a great episode, yall have great chemistry and it’s fun to watch yall grow individually, business partners & friends. It’s rare to see black men as a team confident in their positions. From Chuck the co-host to Chuck shows Neil respects his teammates, and Chuck continues to put in the work. Iron sharpens iron, you two will be remembered by me for sure ! I’m just one person but one is enough ! #SYBT 🤞🔊

[@marcomurillo4202]

The answer to that is: Well, the last time that I was wrong is that day when I Thought I was wrong.😊😊

[@NotMyActualName_]

No atheist should ever say there cannot be a god. Stephen Hawking put it best: If there is a god then that God created the universe in such a way that science can describe it without the need for invoking a god. Disproving God is impossible. But so is proving God's existence without that God leaving direct evidence for us, or better yet coming and talking to us face to face

[@rjwh67220]

Damn, that teapot out in the asteroids has sure messed everyone up.

[@c.j.giordano2129]

@@NotMyActualName_ This makes no sense because why would you seek objective truth and feel god is worth proving unless god exists. In other words, why is any objective understanding of the world really worth aspiring towards if there is no god. Because otherwise, it’s just a matter of perspective. And even if you do have an answer to that question, why should you assume that anything you interpret as real actually is. The physical world is not stable and reliable. Your mind is not stable and reliable. And if both of those things are true, there can be no truth because there is no god. So you options are either to reject objective morality, the intrinsic value of every individual (since in a godless world we are essentially soulless meat robots),reject, objective truth, reject the logos, reject ethics reject laws of nature, reason, logic, mathematics, empiricism and epistemology. Or you can believe in god and not reject any of those things. Your choice!😉

[@simpleanswer8954]

@@c.j.giordano2129 What a popular fallacy. "If there is no god people have no motivation to be moral!" Yeah, that's incorrect. We can observe a world and agree on things as 'objective' because we all seem to observe the same thing. We understand the feelings that we have when things happen to us, so we can imagine what it might feel like for another person. The only thing needed for humans to have any sort of morality is empathy. Empathy doesn't require the existence of a god. My CHOICE is not to believe in god and still believe in all the things that humans can see, touch, feel, and agree upon. Because I'm not foolish enough to buy in to a logical fallacy to support my superstition.

[@c.j.giordano2129]

@@simpleanswer8954 Right because everyone will inherently be as empathetic as you! And by the way I never said people have no motivation to be moral if there is not a god. You said that. I don’t believe any kind of morality can exist if there is no god. And by the way, you should address some of the other 20 points I made instead of honing in on one example. But if you want to make it about morality that fine. Because if there isn’t a god, morality is a just a relative matter of perspective. And there can be no good or evil.

[@c.j.giordano2129]

@@simpleanswer8954 Embedded in this idea of empathy you seem to assume everyone observes and can intrinsically act out🙄🙄, is also the idea of intrinsic value. But if you believe there is no god we are literally soulless material beings made completely out of material matter. Why should you or anyone care about the emotional wellbeing of a human being if all we are is material. Essentially we are just brains to you? Brains in coordination with cells, neurons, bone and flesh, flesh and bone. Or not? What are these emotions you speak of? Seems to me they can’t be mapped out on a spreadsheet or explained. Yet you seem to think they have genuine value and are real even though you can’t see them. But you still know they are there. And so it goes with god.

[@GetMoGaming]

@16:20 There's actually a verb for that, Neil, It's called "Jamaring". It rhymes with "non-charming"; "This is blatant jamaring", "He's Jamaring like a speed freak". Less angry more pleasant, but no less dumb resistance is called "Weising" which rhymes with "sufficing"; "His weising skill comes from years of living alone in his mother's basement", "He came out, weising like a dog howling at the moon".😇

[@codybishop7526]

The intro reminds me of the Key and Peele sketch 😂

[@chrisbarnes106]

Well, actually... kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqq9hHWnhp1kacUsi=K-WBQPt_QBwSgW6m

[@dekimyayyoga2426]

7:40 that is one of the least humble things I've ever heard 😂😂

[@tkermi]

Yeah, Neil used a hint of sarcasm there, lol

[@saku0207]

Well, he’s opinion on sports and gender is beyond ridiculous..

[@MrGratia]

22:51 "He was right at the wrong time"

[@rimalobaidi5440]

I almost cry last night when I was at the bookstore cuz I don't have money to buy your book 'Starry Messenger' 😭

[@normagairdner5782]

Perhaps Mr..Tyson will send you a complementary copy of his book.

[@autumn10612]

😂😂😂😂😂 ​@@normagairdner5782

[@jlee2018]

Free at the Public Library

[@PeteOtton]

If your library doesn't have it, see if they can get it through Inter Library Loan. I've read many a book that way. I am happy to pay taxes to support the library system.

[@gamebangerz9785]

A great movie once said “when I’m right, I’m right, and when I’m wrong , I could been right. So I’m still right”

[@Sammasambuddha]

Being wrong is necessary so we can learn properly. Also, it's *way* easier to let others be right. Especially when you *know* they are wrong.

[@aryaazizi9312]

very true

[@Chalepastel]

9:25 YEAH YOU TELL EM CHUCK

[@JakeBlake-m3d]

I agree with bashing the ones who melt at criticism

[@jhonybotacio]

Oh man you guys are great! Educational, funny, the way you deliver the information is what our education systems should be! Greetings from Panama Neil and Chuck! 👊🏽👋💯🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@MoreOnEVs]

“If you’re gonna do wrong, buddy do wrong right” The Devil Makes Three Also, PLEASE sell T-shirts that say “Big Dark Energy”

[@edbruder9975]

I can't believe Chuck didn't mention the conversation they had about airports. Neil said the airplanes taxied around the airport waiting to land. Chuck said planes only taxied on the ground, Neil said they taxi in the air too. Chuck gave up on the argument, but I'm sure he remembers.

[@JustKat911]

That was one of the best episodes they've filmed, filled with so many nuggets and anecdotes. Hats off to Neil and Chuck. 🫡🫡

[@datboidego]

What I believe is that humans have a purpose in this endless universe, whether someone made us or we are a cosmic creation, we have a purpose.

[@MCxJudge]

3:35 why does my g Albert Einstein look like he’s photoshopped in, and a contrast lower than the others😂

[@djsharp5753]

The real key is to be excited at being wrong and 'being corrected' just like the excitement from being on the other end. I love that look when you teach someone something, respectfully of course, and i enjoy learning for learning sake.

[@chalamets]

Chuck always has the crispiest hairline

[@ukdnbmarsh]

lol what, most people try to hide a receding hairline, he has made it worse

[@spritualflared]

@@ukdnbmarshhe doesn’t have a receding hairline…

[@leith6479]

@@ukdnbmarshFitting comment on an episode about being wrong

[@chalamets]

@@ukdnbmarsh bro what are you looking at

[@reduxdd]

​@@ukdnbmarsh you have a receding line of sight.

[@PsychRick]

16:29 the typical trump supporter

[@davidhoward4715]

Exactly.

[@vinniekellz5935]

Don’t ruin the video with politics.

[@zerodarkf150]

Rent free

[@-processdrone-]

Well I'm in England, so I'd never seen Chuck NIce before today, he is a LOT of fun, and helps bring out Neils fun side. This was great.

[@penguwing]

title made me think of that Norm MacDonald quote retweet 🤣

[@c.j.giordano2129]

@@penguwing nice aphorism Neil!

[@wizard8437]

No.

[@ismailbakr2496]

“Allah knows everything that is in your hearts, whether you conceal or reveal it; He knows everything in the heavens and earth; Allah has power over all things” - Al Qur’aan [3:29]

[@RonBaker456]

The big difference between God and NDT is that God doesn't think he's NDT.

[@PeteOtton]

And at least we all know Neal exists.

[@TheHoodGuru]

@19:26 Chuck Nice went way over my head. He's way more than comic relief. But we already knew that.

[@jb888888888]

Audience Member: When was the last time you were wrong? NDT: Earlier today, the last time I talked with Alice.

[@arlandolittle7625]

Oh and here’s another thing words that ALL people would agree with. Oh the word agree wouldn’t have been thought up yet! NO WORDS !!

[@PerfectBooksSummary]

In Islamic Hadees is written. Angles are moving our earth. You can see the places in our earth. Where cococola empty cans are flying in the air. This is the place from where angles has grab the earth then they are keep rotating the earth. Search these places on youtube.

[@jasonperry00]

I love listening to Neil and Chuck talk. So many people need to feel free to have intelligent conversations with sides of humor.

[@HelloDolly53]

There's a wonderful book titled 'Who Made The Moon' written by Sigmund Brouwer. As a physicist he wanted his young daughters to comprehend how 'the science' of creation parallels exactly what the Bible teaches in the old testament. It is quite amazing.

[@neoyasechaba221]

I enjoyed this one 😊. My philosophy is (excuse the pun) - "I don’t believe in anything, I seek to understand." In anything anymore presents to me, I'll apply my mind to it and take from it what makes sense to me. Some take longer than others, and if I stay intrigued enough in it. Else I might think along the lines of, "I'll leave that to Einstein, Neil, Nietzsche or Elon (it can be anyone, Forest Gumb, the spectrum is broad), maybe they'll help with the understanding." I take (lessons) what is useful and valuable, park what isn't, and try to enjoy this think we call life 😊. That which keeps giving lessons, beauty in all its sometimes seemingly chaotic glory.

[@redwatch.]

What a great example using Ptolemy to show that predictive power doesn't necessarily mean a correct explanation. Tyson's compelling presentations should be shown in classrooms across the country. He should be our Education Director and start with teaching logical reasoning skills.

[@nolimitsracing9492]

There's no point in being god and creating everything when he would no the outcome .pointless.