Neil deGrasse Tyson has some
strong arguments, on the belief that the earth is not flat. Not only him, but
all the astrophysicist believe in this. In a recent conversation with The
Huffington Post, Tyson equated flat Earthers’ level of logic and understanding
of the world to that of children who think people on TV know them.
Tyson said: “When you are a
little child, you think they know you because you are the center of your own
universe, and to mature out of that is very hard — not only when we grow up as
humans, but also as we grow up as a civilization.”
The Apollo program’s photos
of a round Earth are the best evidence for those who believe that the earth is
flat. Although the Earth seemed flat to people in earlier ages who could only
see it from a limited vantage point but the technology has helped us to see the
actual view of Earth.
The immaturity is all around
in our educational system Tyson said. People who think that the earth is flat
are making fools no one other than themselves. Most of humanity may have grown
out of our ancestors’ immature view of the universe, but some of us seem to be
lagging behind.
B.o.B (rapper) who reportedly
dropped out in ninth grade, claimed that the Earth is flat and that he can
prove this by using physics and math, he also got into a Twitter battle with
Tyson earlier this year.
Neil deGrasse Tyson said: “I
don’t mind that people don’t know things, But if you don’t know and you have
the power of influence over others, that’s dangerous.”
He actually blamed our
school system for this foolish concept. There is something that is lacking in
our educational system according to the Tyson and he explained this in the
video here.
Tyson said: “I blame the
education system that can graduate someone into adulthood who cannot tell the
difference between what is and is not true about this world,”