Tyson's Science-Faith Debate: Ever-Shrinking Mystery

0:00On April 29th, an old clip of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson chatting with Pears Morgan has blown up online again, stirring up fresh arguments about science clashing with faith. In the interview, Tyson backs evolution, the big bang, and life popping up naturally, while knocking the idea of plugging God into whatever science. Hasn't figured out yet, he calls it an ever shrinking space of mystery that keeps getting smaller as we learn more. He drops a classic example with ancient thinker tolami, who blamed weird planet movements on divine forces, only for Kepler and Newton to crack it, with gravity and orbits, flipping our whole view of the universe. Folks are reacting strong, with one tweet saying straight up that Tyson, as a real scientist, would buy into God if solid evidence showed up. It's highlighting that ongoing split between believers and skeptics. Meanwhile, Tyson clears up his own spot, saying he's no hardcore atheist, he's just not sold on any clear picture of a higher power.

1:00As discoveries roll on, this science-fade tug of war shows no signs of letting up.