What is your opinion of these points made by Dr Tyson?

While I appreciate his efforts to be conciliatory, in my daily life I actually find more religious opposition to science dealing with "normal people" than he probably does running in scientific circles. I think his view is a bit biased because of the social circle he's in, which is filled with people who clearly don't oppose science, and some of them are religious. He appears to be unaware of the rest of the country (and world), which I find distressing.

See, the thing is that even amongst religious people who aren't out actively "protesting" against science, there's still a tremendous amount of ignorance about it, and distrust of it. That most Americans think evolution is a matter of "belief" shows the depth of the problem. It's worse than he seems to think.

Peace.

Who is Dr. Tyson, and could you please provide some key points?

EDIT: To a degree, I agree.

1. Yes, that is the way most Christians I've met have acted. That also includes accepting evolution.

2. In a way, yes. But the Church have had a long history of controlling science. This however is down to the people involved. As long as scientific progress and discovery does not contradict already dominant religious views in a society, there seems to be no problems. We don't use witch doctors to treat disease anymore, for example.

3. That one I'm unsure of. It depends on what field they're in, as "science" as a term is broader than biology and chemistry. I can't verify it, but for the sake of argument, I'm going to assume it is true, and it makes sense, at least within some fields of science, like chemistry, where religious questions are not addressed. At least on a basic level.

4. That one I agree with. As long as Sunday schools are kept separate from public education, they can teach whatever they want. I may be violently opposed to certain teachings which I find hateful and with no basis in reality, but as long as we can separate religion from science I have no problem with them teaching it.

Thanks for the extra info!

I agree, Tyson is an atheist but not all scientists are. You might also find the link below interesting

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