Is the concept of "God" an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance?

Astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson




Dear friends,

On the link below, Astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson delivers very brief (3 minutes-long) but eloquent and forceful commentary that addresses the argument by so many that attributes every unexplainable event to "God". Moreover, Dr. Tyson insists that explaining away the unknown as "the work of God", as it were, in light of the understanding of the whole universe that we continue to gain by using the scientific method, results in thoughtlessness.

Finally, the great Dr. Molefi Asante has taught us that the purpose of education is "inquiry". Yet, if we are unwilling to think deeply about the various relationships between phenomena in this world, much less the universe, and are content with slamming on the brakes of our thought processes and surrendering any further investigation to the notion that "God" is the answer, then we are no less "uneducated" and "primitive" than our prehistoric ancestors. Please reflect.

G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUAkEkdxdjc