Interesting read! (But to come to the defence of the coolest guy in astronomy and his field(s), astrobiology doesn't just look for carbon-based life, check out the info on TRAPPIST-1h (a planet with hydrogen volcanoes). I think we should carry guys like Neil de Grass Tyson on a golden plate, especially in world in which everybody uses computers, the internet and microwaves, but 77% of Americans still believe in angels.
the thing is, guys like Neil de grasse Tyson do a disservice to the atheist communities by being a pretentious, condescending douche, and he isn't exactly converting angel believers to atheism either. All he's doing is affirming the pre-existing beliefs that a dogmatic crowd carries. These people are basically "believers" of pseudoscience and they worship their "science guys" with no real understanding or appreciation of the real science.
Guys like him and Bill Nye aren't helping anyone, apart from the media outlets that pay them. Cult personalities are never good for science
THANK YOU
couldn't have said it better my self.
still, no life. might as well call it extra-geology. but hey..doesn't sound as cool...